Search operation in the water east of Karlskrona - man to hospital
Quick Look
- A man has been taken to hospital by helicopter after being found in the water.
- Rescue services, police and the Maritime Rescue Society participated in the operation.
- No signs that more people have been in the water have been found.
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Why It Matters
A man was observed shouting in the water by passers-by, prompting a rescue operation.
Passers-by alerted SOS after they saw a man shouting into the water a little way out.
Rescue services and an ambulance went out to the scene and searched with a boat and divers. The Swedish Maritime Administration's Maritime and Air Rescue Center (JRCC) searched the scene by helicopter.
- A person found in the water who has been taken to hospital, says Patric Fors, police spokesperson.
Taken to hospital by helicopter
- When our helicopter from the Swedish Maritime Administration came to the scene, they found a person after a little search who they winched up and transported to hospital, says Joanna Paraïso, rescue manager at JRCC.
The Sea Rescue Society was also present. The condition of the man's injuries is unclear.
After the man was taken to hospital, the area was further searched with the Swedish Maritime Administration's helicopter and by the police, using drones.
The police have left at around 8 p.m. According to them, there is nothing to indicate that any additional person was in the water.
Open Questions
- What is the man's state of health?
- How did the man end up in the water?
