The man was confirmed dead at the scene after a fall from the mountain Branten. He must have fallen several tens of meters.
The police were notified of the accident at 8.20pm on Friday evening.
– The man was a participant in an orienteering race that started in Sweden, Nordland police district writes in the police log.
Communication manager Cristophe Risenius in Lapland Resorts confirms opposite The daily newspaper that the two-day long orientation race Björkliden Arctic Mountain Marathon has been cancelled.
Participant reported the accident
The deceased must have been with another participant when the accident occurred. The participant notified the emergency services about the accident, and an air ambulance was sent to the scene.
– The deceased went together with another participant and then they came to a place where it was extremely steep. The deceased then fell off a mountainside, police operations manager June Strand Jensen told Dagbladet.
Will question the witness
The two-day orienteering race takes place in the border area between Norway and Sweden. The participants run in pairs, writes Dagbladet.
Relatives have been notified. The police will now carry out further investigations into what happened, and they want to question the runner who ran with the man who died.
– We want to question him, but he must first be able to do so. But there is nothing to indicate that this is anything other than a tragic accident, says operations manager Remi Johansen Forward.
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2024-08-19 19:36:55
