One person was reported missing on Monday after a boat capsized in the sea southeast of Smøla. In the evening, the person in question was flown to St. Olav’s hospital by air ambulance. On Tuesday morning, the police inform that the person has died.
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The deceased is an elderly German citizen and was in a traveling party of four. Relatives were notified last night, confirms operations manager Per Åge Ferstad.
The rescue helicopter, the lifeboat and other emergency services contributed to the rescue operation. HRS Southern Norway was notified of the incident at 17.30.
– Four people must have been in the boat when it capsized. Three of them have been accounted for, and are said to have come ashore, rescue leader Steinar Vatne informed VG around 5.30 pm.
The capsizing must have taken place just after 5 pm, according to the rescue leader.
Rescued from the water
Finn Harald Saltkår, operations manager in the Møre og Romsdal police district, tells VG that it is unclear what caused the boat to capsize, but that there must have been rain and thunderstorms in the area prior to the incident.
The person who was missing is said to have been picked up from the water around 18.00, according to the operations manager.
– How did the other two get ashore?
– This happened not far from a small archipelago on the southeast side of Smøla. They were rescued by someone who was nearby, says Saltkår.
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