At 16:30 on Wednesday, SOS was alerted when a caller saw a person in Vänern between Djurö and Lurö, approximately in the middle of the lake.
A major search effort with helicopters, airplanes and boats was launched, shortly afterwards two adults with life jackets were found in the water. Both were taken to hospital.
At 9 p.m., the police announced that they had died. They are not yet identified. The police believe they are foreign nationals.
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