Two adults and one child found dead in Femundsmarka – Adresseavisen

According to Swedish police they killed two men in their 40s and 45 years old and a six year old boy. The boy was the son of the one man.

– The deceased was found not too far from land, but we know nothing about how they capsized, said duty officer Hans Engqvist by police in Jämtland Friday morning.

canoe trip

Police rented the canoe at the lake Rogen on July 14, on the Swedish side of Femundsmarka. The plan was they be back Thursday. According to police in Jämtland were three reported missing in Härjedalen at 16.45 on Thursday.

The Danish newspaper bt.dk were the last three observed by a tour group on the evening of July 19.

– It means that the accident happened between the 19th and 22nd, says Engqvist said.

Swedish police and a Sea King rescue helicopter from Orland searched through Thursday after the three Danish nationals by Rogen nature reserve in Femundsmarka . 330 squadron confirms to adressa.no that the deceased was wearing a lifejacket.

– They were found in the water surface with a lifejacket. They have hired a canoe, but we do not know where they started the trip. Police have so far not received any observations of witnesses in the case, says Engqvist to adressa.no.

Extensive search

Around 19.30 Thursday night became a capsized canoe found in the water. Soon after, the three people found dead in Lake Rogen. The Norwegian Sea King helicopter lifted the dead up from the water.

– The three were picked out of the area around the clock 20.50 Thursday evening, said rescue leader Jan Lillebø to adressa.no.

In addition to the Swedish police helicopter and Sea King rescue helicopter from Norway, has a civilian helicopter, police, police dogs and volunteer rescue personnel participated in the search.

Rogen is a lake located on both sides of the border, but where major parts located in Sweden. The area is widely used by canoe tourists.

Concern Message

Operations Frank Brevik by South Trøndelag Police informs that it is the Swedish police who led the operation. Police in Norway were asked to assist.

– We got a concern from the Swedish police just before 16 Thursday afternoon. Then we got another question clock 17.45 to assist with a helicopter to search, he said.

Swedish police state that they do not suspect that there has been no crime. The relatives have been notified by the Danish police.

The duty officer Hans Engqvist says that there will be conducted an autopsy, but it is difficult to say when one would expect any answer from this.

– Now we must try to reconstruct what happened and find the cause of death, he said.