The police in Inlandet received a report at 10:35 that a person has been hit by a rock on a hiking trail in Vågå. According to operations manager Atle Bernhoft Von Obstfelder, volunteer resources have been notified and the Air Ambulance is on its way from Ål. – We consider the incident to be serious, the operations manager tells news. They currently do not know the size of the stone. Stein Andreas Ingsøy, rescue manager at the Main Rescue Centre, says that it must have happened not too far from Memurubu at an altitude of around 1,000 metres. Operations manager Bernhoft Von Obstfelder says the weather is challenging. – The air ambulance has some weather challenges, so we have to plan to get personnel in. They have alerted the Gjendebåten to get people into the place if the air ambulance does not arrive. One of the two in the tour group must have notified the police about the incident. Published 22.08.2024, at 11.25 Updated 22.08.2024, at 12.09
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