– We are investigating and have the hypotheses open. The most natural thing now is that this was an accident, says police attorney Harald Holmsen in the East police district. The two who were found are being autopsied to try to determine what may have been the cause of death. There are no signs of external damage to any of them. – It can support the hypothesis of an accident, but we won’t know this until we get the final autopsy report, says the lawyer on duty. Investigating whether there may have been a gas accident The heating system in the boat is something the police have already looked into. – There was a heat source in the boat, so it is natural that we carry out investigations into how the heating was in the boat, says police attorney Harald Holmsen. – Is it a theory that there has been an accident with a cooker or a heater? – Yes, it is a hypothesis. Was last seen alive on Maundy Thursday evening The boat was moored to a wharf in Tista in Halden. It was examined by forensic experts on Friday evening. It is now locked and sealed and has the status of a crime scene. The police have secured a number of pieces of evidence from the boat, which will be examined further. According to what the police know so far, the two were last seen alive on Maundy Thursday evening. It was a private person who found the deceased boat, and contacted the police at 6.20pm on Friday evening. – Someone who was going into the boat alerted us when he found the two, says task leader Remi Kopperud to news. Witness interviews The police have interviewed people who were with the deceased earlier in the week, and who are known to them. The person who discovered the two dead and who reported the matter to the police has also been questioned, says Holmsen. – It is only natural that we conduct witness interviews of those who can shed light on when they were alive, and when it was discovered that there were people who needed help at the scene.
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Two people found dead in a boat in Halden – news Oslo og Viken – Local news, TV and radio
