We received an alarm that claimed a person had observed the plane going down in a lake, says Björn Alverfeldt, press spokesperson at the Swedish Maritime Administration, to TT.
The plane has according to the police crashed in connection with landing and is under water. The plane is located and the search for the two people who are supposed to have been on board is ongoing, according to Björn Alverfeldt.
Per Winberg, county flight chief for the flight corps at Roslagen's flight club, says to Aftonbladet that it is about one of the club's single-engine propeller planes that has crashed in connection with an exercise.
There is no information about the extent of the damage.
The alarm came in around 16.15 on Friday. A large rescue effort is underway at the accident site, just south of Norrtälje. The sea and air rescue helicopter, two ambulance helicopters and divers are participating. The police are also participating in the work.
