Man died after falling from a mountain in Lofoten

Man died after falling from a mountain in Lofoten
Man died after falling from a mountain in Lofoten
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Relatives have been notified of the death, the police in Nordland report on Twitter at 21.18.

The police launched a rescue operation after they were notified of the fall at 14.40. Operations Manager Kai Eriksen states that the deceased is a tourist from the USA.

– Sea King helicopter was launched. We received a new message from another person. The person in question got away and stated that he was dead, says Eriksen.

The man was transported out by rescue helicopter. The deceased was on a trip with a relative.

– She is strongly affected by the incident. The police have started a crisis team, says Eriksen.

The operations manager says that there were several witnesses to the fall accident.

– The police follow up the witnesses.

The police have opened an investigation, and see the relationship as a tragic accident.

Reinebringen is one of Norway’s most popular mountain hiking areas, and it is not the first time someone has died as a result of falling from the mountain.

The article is in Norwegian

Norway

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