29 October 2023 at 01:43 Names released after fatal accident in Bergen It was 19-year-old Steffen Mørner Olsen who died in the fall accident at the dry dock in Damsgårdsveien on Saturday evening. This is stated by the West Police District in a press release on Sunday morning. The family informs that there will be an open church in Olsvik on Sunday evening from 18.30. The emergency services were notified of the accident at 9.40pm on Saturday evening. A man had fallen ten meters into a dry dock. He died on the spot, the West police district announced in a press release on Sunday night. The next of kin were notified of the incident. The police are not aware of any witnesses to the accident. The scene was cordoned off and forensics officers were on the scene for investigations. – At the present time, the police do not suspect that a criminal offense has occurred, said operations manager Helge Blindheim at the West police district on Saturday evening. The sailing ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl is currently being repaired in the dry dock at the shipyard, where the accident occurred. Director Haakon Steinar Vatle of the Statsraad Lehmkuhl foundation tells Bergens Tidende that no one from the crew was involved in the accident. On Sunday morning, police attorney Arne Fjellestad told Bergens Tidende that the deceased was in his late teens. He is being autopsied. The police have questioned several witnesses and will continue with this throughout the day.
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