The police and the other emergency services who managed to Skaar road in Skiptvet municipality after it came into notice of possible drowning in Glomma Tuesday afternoon.
According to the notifier were seen a boat going in circles on the river.
fire chief in Skiptvet Knut Bjørnstad confirms that the man who fell into the water is found. Frozen stiff, but alive.
Drinking and lifejacket
– It turned out that he was drunk and had 1.2 parts per thousand . Fortunately he wore a life jacket when he fell into the water, said police superintendent at Indre Østfold police, Per Fjeld said.
He was alone on a fishing trip. The man must have fallen out of the boat in the middle of the broad river.
The man is reported to run boat while intoxicated.
Dramatic
– We received a dramatic statement, but we are happy that it went well this time, says Foxton.
The dramatic message was received by the fire brigade in time 17.16. Then it started full emergency, including Sea King and divers from Fredrikstad participated in.
– When we get into that kind of messages we go out every man as fast as possible. We had the boat and went out to the boat that went to call on the river. There were no people. The motor was in gear and was warm. We started a pretty big tune up and down the river. After a while we got the message that the man was found and taken into a cabin, says Foxton.
According to police, the man was soaking wet and cold. He was cared for by paramedics on site, but appears to be straightforward for despite a long swim in the cold water.
NVE their temperature measurements of water in Glomma shows River keeps about six degrees.
According Redningsselskapets website, a sober person in good shape survive for up to an hour if the person is wearing a lifejacket. If the person is intoxicated halved this time.
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