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A man is flown to Haukeland by rescue helicopter after a car ended up in the water at the Kalvåg pier in Bremanger.
The rescue helicopter takes a man to Haukeland after the accident in Bremanger. Photo: 2211 tips
– The rescue helicopter is on the way with a man to Haukeland. It has been underwater for 45 minutes, says operations manager Knut Dahl-Michelsen at 12.30.
At 11:21 am, the police were notified that a car with two men had ended up in the water at a Kalvåg pier in Bremanger. At 12.04, the car was picked up.
The other man who made landfall is transported by air ambulance to Førde hospital.
Police confirm in a press release that there were two men in the car and that no more people are being searched.
– They picked up the car and found a person in the car. Life-saving first aid is on the way, rescue leader Eirik Walle at the Main Rescue Center in southern Norway told BT at 12.10 on Monday.
– The car is about ten meters deep. Kalvåg fire crews carry out rescues on the surface, fire chief Robert Endestad in Florø previously told BT.
Operations Manager Knut Dahl-Michelsen in the West Police District says they were notified at 11:21.
– One called and said a car had ended up in the water. He had observed two people in the car. One has landed. We fear that a person has been with the car in the water, says Dahl-Michelsen at 12 o’clock.
Ambulance, local police, rescue boat, air ambulance, fire service divers and rescue helicopter are on site.
The police operations manager states in a press release that a person disembarked on his own, was treated by health personnel.
The car is hoisted to the ground with a crane.
The car was located at a depth of about ten meters and is now recovering from the water. Photo: 2211 tips
There must have been two people in the car, one of them made landfall and is conscious, the West Police District stated on Twitter when the first message arrived.
– We know there is a car in the sea. All emergency services are on their way to the scene. We were notified at 11:24, rescue leader Eric Willassen at the Main Rescue Center in southern Norway told BT at 11:40.
