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Sørvest police notified the accident at 11:16 on Friday morning. They had then themselves been notified of the accident outside Eigerøy at 11 o’clock.
All emergency services were moved to the scene of the accident, as well as a lifeboat.
– Two people ended up in the water after the boat they were in capsized. There are other ships in the area that have reported this, Operations manager Toralv Skårland in the Southwest Police District told NTB on Friday morning.
Great rescue operation
The rescue center in southern Norway led the rescue operation. In addition to helicopters and ambulances, resources from the Eigersund fire service and a Stavanger dive car were also dispatched to the area.
At 11:55 a.m., HRS informs NTB that the two have been picked up at sea by helicopter and will be transferred to Sola, where they will be treated by medical personnel.
– They were collected from the sea. His health status is unknown, says rescue leader Eirik Walle at HRS.
He says it is most likely a small pleasure boat that capsized. It must have been good weather, but some sea in the area when the accident happened.
The case is being updated
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