The search operation was launched after a man did not return as agreed after leaving the cabin at Fiskemovatn in Vinje to fish.
The man was on a cabin trip with a work colleague, and left the cabin around 3 pm on Saturday.
– The colleague had to walk a bit to get mobile coverage before the person in question got a call and reported that the workmate had not returned, says operations manager Jan Kristian Johnsrud.
Relatives have been notified
On Sunday morning, a major search operation was launched for the man.
Using a rescue helicopter, one person was observed underwater. A boat, oars, clothes and a fishing rod were also found not far away.
The man has been taken out of the water and will be autopsied.
Police do not have a secure identity on the dead man, but there are no other missing in the area.
Relatives of the missing man have been notified of the discovery of a dead man.
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