Two drowning accidents in Agder last night – news Sørlandet – Local news, TV and radio

Operations manager Frode Wang at the police in Arendal tells news. The police received a report at 00:14 about a drowning accident at Øvre Longumvannet in Arendal. – There was one person who had been seen swimming there, who had gone under the water, says Wang. The police were alerted by a friend of the swimmer. The man was found at 0.53 by a diver from the fire service at a depth of three metres. – He was lifeless and was taken to the hospital in Arendal. After two or three hours, it was confirmed that he had died, says Wang. The man is not a Norwegian citizen. Relatives in the home country have been notified. Drowning accident in Lillesand The second drowning accident of the night happened outside Lillesand. There, a foreign woman was taken out of the water at Brekkestø. – The ambulance was on the scene before the police. CPR was started on the spot, says Frode Wang. The woman is now admitted to Kristiansand hospital after a drowning accident in Lillesand on Sunday night. The next of kin in the home country have been notified. The ambulance arrived at Brekkestø before the police. Photo: Marius Kalleberg Mydland Unusual The accidents happened on the first proper holiday weekend in Southern Norway. Operations manager Frode Wang says that it is not often that they have assignments like this. – It is of course deeply tragic. The fact that they came so close to each other was also horrible. We can hope that they do not continue in the same way, he says. Published 30.06.2024, at 07.57 Updated 30.06.2024, at 08.16



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