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Paddler got stuck – had to be amputated in the middle of the river
The place where the complicated rescue operation took place, along the Franklin River in Australian Tasmania. Photo: Tasmania Police via AFP/TT
Paddler got stuck – had to be amputated in the middle of the river
A 69-year-old man has had to have his leg amputated after he got stuck between boulders during a paddling trip in Australia.
The man, a tourist from Lithuania, was white-water rafting in Tasmania’s Franklin River when his leg suddenly got stuck in a crevice in a particularly dangerous part of the river.
He managed to alert the authorities, but the remoteness of the site and the rapidity of the rapids complicated the rescue effort.
After 20 hours of fruitless attempts, the decision was made to amputate his leg, in the middle of the roaring rapids.
“This rescue was an extremely challenging and technical operation,” police spokesman Doug Oosterloo said in a statement.
After the amputation, the man was flown to hospital. His condition remains critical, the police say.
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Suspected dangerous object in Tullinge
Suspected dangerous object in Tullinge
The police have been alerted to a residential area in Tullinge in southern Stockholm due to a suspected dangerous object.
According to information to Aftonbladet, it is a hand grenade.
The alarm came in at 12:10 on Sunday.
The area is cordoned off and the national bomb shelter is on its way.
SMHI issues a yellow rain warning
SMHI issues a yellow rain warning
SMHI has issued a yellow warning for rain in Bohuslän and Dalsland from 18.00 tonight to 18.00 tomorrow.
It can periodically bring heavy rain and flooding problems.
“Travel times can be longer as there can be poor visibility and risk of hydroplaning. Set aside more time for your journey and adjust the speed,” writes SMHI.
Vote on Eurovision: Yes to financial support
Last year’s winner Nemo, competing for Switzerland. Photo: Andreas Hillergren/TT
Vote on Eurovision: Yes to financial support
Today, Switzerland has a referendum on whether the state should pay guarantees to the Eurovision Song Contest.
The first result shows that the support for paying out money to Eurovision is large, reports the newspaper Blick.
66.4 percent want financial support to be given.
If the proposal is voted through, all sub-competitions and the entire event will continue as usual.
The Christian right-wing party in the country, EDU, raised the issue for a vote. They accuse the competition of showing “satanic”, “occult” and “anti-Semitic” content.
Swiss Nemo won last year’s competition in Malmö. The idea is that the event will be held in Basel next year.
Norwegian shot dead in Mexico
According to VG, which refers to a press release from the Mexican police, the man is said to have been shot while sitting in a taxi.
The driver, who has been questioned by police, said the car was stopped by two people traveling on a motorcycle. One of them is said to have then fired shots at the car.
The perpetrators are still at large
Cyclist and car in collision – the cyclist was hit
Cyclist and car in collision – the cyclist was hit
This morning, the police were called to a roundabout in Växjö due to a collision between a car and a bicycle.
The alarm came in just before eleven o’clock.
The police went to the scene and met the driver, who is an 85-year-old woman.
The woman tells the police on the spot that she was hit by a cyclist who then left the scene.
The police have taken up a report of contamination from the scene of a traffic accident.
Fire in villa
Fire in villa
There is a fire in a villa in Osby and according to the rescue service, it is a developed fire. All people who were in the home should be out, according to the police.
No one is reported to be injured.
According to SOS Alarm, it must be a fully developed fire.
– There is still strong smoke development and completely smoke-filled, states the SOS control operator.
The fate of Eurovision is decided in a referendum
This year’s winner Nemo from Switzerland. Archive image. Photo: Martin Meissner/AP/TT
The fate of Eurovision is decided in a referendum
Will it be the usual Eurovision circus rolling into Basel next year? Or a heavily slimmed down version? Today, a referendum will decide which.
Swiss Nemo won the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö in May and the idea is that next year’s competition will be held in Basel.
The canton has clubbed financial guarantees of 37.5 million Swiss francs, corresponding to roughly 450 million Swedish kronor.
But Switzerland has a system of direct democracy and the Christian right-wing party EDU has called for a referendum to stop the financial support.
If there is a no to the financial support, the arrangement must be reduced considerably. Instead of a ten-day festival, there will be a single telecast on Saturday night and no side activities. The organizers also assess that the two semi-finals that wash out the final entries would have to be scrapped in order to manage the economy.
Yellow warnings for lightning strikes are extended
Yellow warnings for lightning strikes are extended
SMHI has extended its yellow warnings for sudden ice slippage. They also apply to Monday.
The warnings apply from Umeå to Trollhättan.
More specifically, northern Värmland County, central Dalarna County and parts of Gävleborg County. In addition, southern Värmland to northeastern Svealand is affected.
Attempted murder of woman – one arrested
Attempted murder of woman – one arrested
On Sunday morning, the police were alerted to an address in Eskilstuna that a person had been injured by a sharp object.
When the police arrive at the scene, it is a woman who has been injured in connection with a fight.
She was then treated by paramedics and taken to hospital.
– In the information I have, she should not be critically injured, says Olle Älveroth, press spokesperson at the police.
The police have arrested a woman who is suspected of the incident.
The incident is classified as attempted murder.
Man dead after accident on E22
Man dead after accident on E22
A man has died after an accident with a salt truck on the E22, the police write.
His next of kin have been notified.
The man, who is aged 45, had been driving his salt truck but was found under the car during the night. Traffic was closed in both directions while the work continued.
The police are investigating the incident as a workplace accident and have filed a report on work environment violations.
Boy died at Skara sommerland – bathers blocked an ambulance
Boy died at Skara sommerland – bathers blocked an ambulance
A ten-year-old boy drowned at Skara sommerland in August. When the rescue operation began at the bathhouse, people stood in the way of ambulance personnel and filmed the incident, reports say SVT West.
The boy was taken to hospital, but his life could not be saved. A preliminary investigation into causing the death of another was started, but was later dropped.
In the closed preliminary investigation, paramedics talk about how difficult it was at the scene – because of all the bathers who were filming.
– We drove with blue lights and sirens inside the park when people didn’t move, this to be able to get there, says an ambulance driver in questioning.
Missing rabbi found dead
David Barnea, head of the Mossad intelligence service, and Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security service. Archive image. Photo: Gil Cohen-Magen/AP/TT
Missing rabbi found dead
The Israeli-Moldavian rabbi Zvi Kogan, who worked in Abu Dhabi and had been missing since Thursday, has been found dead, writes Haaretz newspaper.
The matter is confirmed in a joint statement from Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.
The rabbi’s body was recovered in the United Arab Emirates. It is still unclear what happened, but Israel has previously identified the disappearance as a possible act of terrorism.
The statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says that Zvi Kogan was murdered and calls the incident a “heinous anti-Semitic terrorist incident.”
“The State of Israel will act by all means to seek justice with the criminals responsible for his death,” he said.
After the disappearance, Israeli media reported that Zvi Kogan was suspected of having been kidnapped or murdered, according to Israeli security services. According to the Israeli news site Ynet, his car was found in a town 15 miles away.
The suspicions are directed at Iran, which has carried out kidnappings in the United Arab Emirates in the past.
Zvi Kogan has lived and worked in Abu Dhabi since the United Arab Emirates and Israel normalized their relations in late 2020.
Man arrested for suspected rape
Man arrested for suspected rape
Last night, a man in his 30s was arrested for suspected rape in a residence in Kristianstad, the police write.
It was a woman in her 20s who reported the suspicious incident to the police.
A report of rape has been made.
The police have carried out a crime scene investigation in the home and seized items.
Man refused to leave apartment – assaulted woman
Man refused to leave apartment – assaulted woman
During the night, a woman in Gothenburg alerted the police that she had a man in her apartment whom she did not want there.
When she tried to get the man to leave, he assaulted her and tried to stab her with a knife, the police write.
Both the woman and the perpetrator suffered stab wounds.
The man, who is in his 40s, was arrested and suspected of aggravated assault.
The woman was taken to hospital by ambulance.
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