Police and Red Cross are looking for a woman in Hammerfest – news Troms and Finnmark

The woman was to go on a Pearl trip on Saturday morning, and was reported missing when she had not returned home at half past ten on Saturday night. – The search operation has been going on throughout the night, informs operations manager Ann Rigmor Søderholm at Finnmark police district. Has had contact The police report on Twitter that they are happy for anyone who wants to contribute to the search for the missing person. Relevant areas to look for can be Pearl Tours in the Hammerfest area and general tour areas in Hammerfest. During the night, the police have been in contact with the woman on the phone. She could then tell that she was in good shape, but that she had passed away. – The woman was basically to go towards Sætergamdalen. But since it has been many hours since she started, there is a wide search in Hammerfest and the surrounding area, says Søderholm. It has not been possible to get in touch with the woman since four o’clock last night. Large forces This morning, the search was extended to Storvikvannet, Storvika and southeast by Rennevannene and towards Ytre Torskefjorden. Large forces are participating in the search operation. Including crews from the Red Cross, Norwegian Rescue Dogs, the Civil Defense and private individuals. In addition, two drone pilots have been brought in from the police. – In addition, the Coast Guard has transported in ground crews, says Marielle Bakklund at the main rescue center for northern Norway. There has been low cloud cover in the area last night, which has meant that the rescue helicopter Sar Queen has not been deployed. – It is also now difficult weather conditions with low cloud cover and fog, but Sar Queen has been out for a round. Now it will be filled up with fuel before round two, Bakklund says.



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