A kayaking accident on Vangsvatnet in Voss has left one man dead, and a search was underway for a second person in the water, according to reports from Norwegian media on Thursday.
NRK reported that a rescue operation was ongoing at Voss, with crews searching the water for one person. VG reported that a man died following the kayak capsize. Bergensavisen also reported that a man lost his life after the kayak accident in Vangsvatnet.
TV 2 reported that two people in a kayak ran into trouble at Voss, and that one of them received life-saving first aid. Hordaland reported that the kayaks had been rented out before the accident, and that the rental operator said its thoughts were with the two men.
The accounts differ in emphasis — NRK described an active search, while VG and Bergensavisen confirmed a fatality — but together they indicate a single incident involving two men in a kayak on the lake.
Details on the identity of the men, the circumstances that led to the capsize, and the outcome of the search for the second person have not been fully established in the reporting available so far.
Authorities have not yet provided a complete account of the sequence of events, and it remains unclear whether the search for the second person has concluded.
Further updates are expected as Norwegian police and rescue services release more information about the incident on Vangsvatnet.
