The emergency services moved out at 20.30 on Tuesday night after receiving notification that a person had fallen into the river near Rjukandefoss in Hemsedal.
– The person who has fallen into the river tries to hold on, and people on the spot try to secure the person, wrote the police in the South-East on Twitter.
The police were quickly on the scene as they had just been out on another mission where a lorry had run off the road.
The bathroom at the top of the waterfall
Rjukandefossen in Hemsedal Photo: Screenshot from Wikipedia
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According to Hallingdølen bathed the girl at the top of the waterfall when she was suddenly taken by the current. Then she joined the waterfall, but managed to keep her head above water at the bottom of the waterfall.
According to the newspaper, the girl clung to a rock for three quarters of an hour before she was rescued on land.
After the rescue operation, the girl was picked up from the river and up on safe ground. Both police helicopter, air ambulance, fire brigade, police and ambulance participated in the operation.
In good shape after 45 minutes in the river
According to the newspaper, the woman must be in her 20s and be a resident of Trøndelag. She was on a cabin trip in Hemsedal when the accident happened.
– The girl has now been rescued ashore by rescue crews. She is in good condition and is being monitored by health on site, the police stated at 9.30 pm.
The woman is said to be in good physical shape after the incident, and was driven back to the cabin after the unpleasant encounter with the waterfall and the river.
