An elderly man was found dead along the Dalälven riverbank outside Borlänge on Thursday evening after a caller reported seeing a person in the water.
The alert reached SOS Alarm at 19:33. An ambulance helicopter, police and rescue services were sent to the scene but the man's life could not be saved.
Relatives have been notified of the incident. Police stated there is no suspicion of criminal activity connected to the death.
The event took place late on Thursday evening near Borlänge.
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A Norwegian man in his 60s died following a snowmobile accident during an organized safari in Sälenfjällen near Lindvallen, Dalarna, on Tuesday. The incident, reported around 10 AM, involved the vehicle veering off in a sharp curve down a steep slope (or possibly into a tree/stream per varying reports), prompting a major emergency response and police investigation.
A man in his 80s was found injured outdoors in Vellinge on Monday afternoon and taken to hospital, where he later died. Police have opened a preliminary murder investigation due to unclear circumstances. No one has been arrested.
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A teenager was reported missing in Borlänge on Tuesday morning after last being seen on Monday evening. Police have deployed major resources, including a helicopter in the afternoon, and are appealing for public tips. The boy was in contact with a person overnight, but his current whereabouts are unknown.
An infant was found lifeless in a Borlänge apartment on Tuesday. Two people were arrested on suspicion of a crime but later released. The case is now being investigated as causing another's death, prosecutor Karolina Lassbo said.
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Two people, a Swedish man in his 30s and a woman in her 20s, have died in an avalanche in Hemsedal, Norway. Four people from a group of seven were swept away during off-piste skiing just after 11 a.m. on Monday. Both deceased were local residents.
A man in his twenties has died after being injured with a sharp object during a fight in central Kristianstad on Saturday evening. Police are investigating the case as suspected murder, and the hospital emergency room went into lockdown following disturbances.