Man in his 50s drowns
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Man in his 50s drowns in Gavleån River in central Gävle

A man in his 50s has died in a drowning accident in the Gavleån River in central Gävle, reports P4 Gävleborg.

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The man ended up in the river just before 8 p.m. on Thursday. On Friday, the police announced that he had died and that his relatives had been notified.

It is unclear how the man ended up in the water. The police have therefore opened a preliminary investigation into involuntary manslaughter and are asking for help in obtaining witness information, police spokesperson Stefan Larsson says.

It's a time and place where there are a lot of people moving around, so there may be someone who has seen something that can lead us forward to why this man ended up in the water, he says.

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