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Two men aged 59 and 69 were picked up from the ice at Domkirkeodden in Hamar. One of them must have passed, but got up again.
Two air ambulances and firefighters had to leave the ground side to control the people.
The men were a kilometer from land.
– The action is difficult as the ice is very rough. Air ambulance is the best alternative we have at the moment to get them out, said operations manager Arne Norevik at the Inland Police.
The police will open a case in this regard.
RAKER ON ICE: The men were taken out using two air ambulances. There are several towers in the ice, police tell NRK. The men were a kilometer from land.
Photo: Frode Meskau / NRK
Bleeding from the head
The NRK reporter at the scene says one of the men had a head injury when he made landfall.
– They were both standing, but only he was bleeding from the head.
The men were treated by health personnel when they reached land. An ambulance, police, firefighters and two helicopters were also at the scene.
Warning against unsafe ice
The interior police and the NVE earlier this month issued a warning against the movement on icy water in lower areas.
They have received many messages from concerned people who have observed that people are moving in Lake Mjøsa. In February, a person crossed the ice on Helgøya and died.
Ice adviser Ånund Sigurd Kvambekk at NVE confirmed in a press release to NRK in early March that there were unsafe conditions on Lake Mjøsa.
– There is now increasing spring ice formation in lower areas on snowless water. So even 12 inches of ice may be too little. It can be nice to walk on ice after a cold night, but it loses its carrying capacity in the morning.
NVE also emphasizes that the poor bearing capacity of spring ice causes the edge of the ice to break off when trying to get out of the water. Ice spikes will no longer be a good tool, you have to keep your distance and have a launch line, they say.
– I encourage everyone to follow the ice warning to NVE if they are going to move on icy water. The police rely on professional advice from NVE and hope to prevent further rescue operations where lives can be lost, says Terje Krogstad, manager of the operations unit in the Innlandet police district in the press release.
