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– We have tried to easily reach where the emergency signal was sent. In 0137, we received a message from the Red Cross crew that they had found the women, says Operations Manager Helene Strand in the Southwest Police District.
The Red Cross crew found an emergency shelter in which the women had taken refuge, they are supposed to be fine, but have started to get cold.
– Now they are working to take the women to a hut, so they can warm themselves, he says.
Police were notified of the incident at 5:45 p.m. The women must then have sent emergency beacon transmitters showing the position of where the women were.
Volunteer search teams had to go up to Bleskestadmoen in Suldal in Rogaland, after a rescue helicopter had to turn around due to bad weather in the area.
– It is a demanding action. There is a lot of water on the ground and the area is steep, Red Cross service officer Knut Vormestrand said Tuesday night.
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The Red Cross had crews from four different auxiliary corps. In total, around ten people have searched for the women.
– They have ATVs and scooters available, but they must also walk, said the duty manager.
The women in their 40s have left Haukeliseter, they must have brought a lot of equipment and they must be well used to hiking.
