The case in summary: A twenty-year-old was reported missing after an evening on the town in Ålesund, and a large apparatus of police, fire brigade and volunteers was mobilized to look for him. After about 30 hours, he was found on a precipitous slope in the center of Ålesund, between a building and a rock wall. Local knowledge was crucial for the find, as the fire service had previously carried out two operations in the same area. Fire constable Thomas Bjerkhagen Indrearne says that these are the outcomes they work and train for, and that it gives a good feeling to be able to contribute to a positive end to a rescue operation. Fire chief Sindre Egeness also emphasizes the importance of local knowledge in rescue operations, and how much it means to find missing people alive. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. – Unfortunately, it is often the case that when searching for missing persons, there is an unfortunate outcome. That’s what fire constable Thomas Bjerkhagen Indrearne says. A little while ago, a young man woke up without a trace after a night out on the town in Ålesund. The police, fire brigade and an army of volunteers set about searching. After about 30 hours, he was found, precisely by Indrearne and his colleagues in the fire service. The man was lying on a steep slope in the center of Ålesund, between a building and a rock face. – The first thing we think when we see the person lying down there is that we have to get a person down and see if the person is alive. It was a day the fire constable will never forget, and where local knowledge was crucial. Fire constable in Ålesund fire service, Thomas Bjerkhagen Indrearne. Photo: Remi Sagen / news – You don’t think that you should help find a person like this. We are a unit that is called when discoveries are made, says the fire constable. The twenty-year-old was found alive – to everyone’s relief. – You feel a certain joy afterwards. It gives a special feeling. This is what we as rescue personnel, regardless of whether you are in the Red Cross, the fire service, the police or health… This is what we work for. This is what we train for. It feels good, it does. – Thinking the worst And Marléne Nordstrand also got a good feeling. She and her family contributed to the search for the man. The first thing she thought when she heard about the missing person was: – “What can we help with?”. Dad called the family and asked what we should do, and then it was a search by boat that was desirable. They searched along quays and all possible small islets around Ålesund. – As a mother, I would have liked all the agencies to have contributed when someone is missing in that way there, she says. Marléne Nordstrand contributed with search at sea. Photo: Remi Sagen / news And after 30 hours a discovery was made. – It was incredibly happy news. When people have been missing for so long, you think the worst. When he was found and alive, it was absolutely amazing. Local knowledge was crucial The place where the 20-year-old was found is not an unknown place for the fire service. They have had two actions there previously, says fire chief Sindre Egeness. – One of those in the crew who was there has also been involved in getting people out of here, he says. Sindre Egeness, fire chief at Ålesund fire service. Photo: Remi Sagen / news He says that it was demanding, and that it was the cooperation between the volunteers and the emergency services that led them to the end result. – Local knowledge is always important, in all rescue operations. It is local knowledge that can find these difficult, inaccessible areas that are not always known. And also for the fire chief, it meant a lot to find the twenty-year-old alive. – It is always a good feeling to know that what we practice every day all year round is a decisive factor in this type of event, says Egeness.
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Thomas Indrearne in the fire service helped find him – news Møre og Romsdal – Local news, TV and radio
