Avalanche went in the Vassijaure – NSD

the Police pulling right now with all that is available and called in the emergency services and getting the help of a Norwegian helkopter.

The people who alerted about the avalanche had seen people in connection to the avalanche before the avalanche went.

“We do not know with certainty if there are people who have been in the avalanche,” says Henrik Vernlund, RLC-command of the police.

It was shortly after the clock 15 alarm if it has been an avalanche on the Vassijaure between Björkliden and Riksgränsen.

Fjällräddare with the familiar and lavinhundar is in place and looking in the lavinområdet which is about 10 metres wide and 100-150 m long. So far, neither the detection or dogs selected to any person shall be fixed in the avalanche.

Henrik Vernlund says further that the police have now taken all available personnel to participate in the search.

“It’s everything from police, Emergency services and fjällräddare,” he says.

Despite the darkness put themselves at the scene of the accident says the police commander that it is possible to implement the search.

” We’ve had ljusaggregat to the site so that particular part is no problem.

the Police wish to come in kontak with three men observed in old people’s house in Vassijaure at 15-15:30 and then came from the area where the avalanche passed. There were two skiers and a snowboarder in the 30-40-year-olds, these may be the people who the notifier is seen in the connection to the avalanche went.

Update:

At 20-the time informed the police in the Region of Nord to the rescue operation been completed, then the overall assessment has been that no one should be stuck in the avalanche. Data to the police says a Norwegian company has been on the site in connection with the avalanche. Norwegian police have, however, managed to get in contact with the inbladade and all of which should have been unharmed.