Woman drowns at Svanesundsbadet on
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Woman drowns at Svanesundsbadet on Orust despite rescue efforts

A woman drowned at Svanesundsbadet on Orust on Saturday. Despite rescue efforts, her life could not be saved.

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The alarm about the drowning incident, which NyheterSTO was first to report, came at 2:36 p.m.

The Coast Guard was the first to arrive at the scene of the accident.

The Coast Guard went there on a jet ski with a defibrillator. We were first on site and were able to connect the defibrillator and give the woman CPR. She could not be saved, says Christian Carlsson, Coast Guard officer on duty, to TT.

According to NyheterSTO, relatives have been notified.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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