A comprehensive search is underway for a family of four in Hjlmeland in southwestern Norway, involving dog patrols, drones, helicopters, and volunteers expected to continue all night, according to police. The family consists of a mother, father, and their two children, who were supposed to return to their car after a trip to a cabin but never arrived. The last contact with the family was on Friday morning, when they reported they were on their way back. Police say the family are experienced hikers, but the exact reason why they did not return as planned and their current whereabouts remain unknown.
In Gothenburg, a tram and a car collided on Sahlgrensgatan at Grönsakstorget in central Gothenburg just before 11 PM on Friday. Four people were traveling in the car, which according to Göteborgs-Posten is a taxi. Two of the car occupants were trapped when rescue services arrived, with one still pinned. The extent of injuries is unclear, and the accident is causing major traffic disruptions, with the current condition and specific injuries of the people involved remaining unknown.
The Swedish Transport Administration is going on alert ahead of storm 'Dave' expected to hit Gothenburg during the Easter weekend. The storm is expected to reach Gothenburg on Sunday morning and peak later in the day, bringing heavy precipitation and wind gusts of up to 28 meters per second, according to forecasts.
Disorder occurred at Asecs in Jönköping during Good Friday evening in connection with the car meet around the motor show at Elmia. Police have about 15 detentions, including for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Police are also handling about five assault cases and one drunk driving case. Up to 9,000 people are expected to gather at Asecs during the Easter weekend, and police have reinforced with resources from several regions, though the total number of injuries and extent of damage beyond the reported detentions and assault cases is not specified.
A police operation took place in the Brynäs district of Gävle on Friday evening following suspicions of a serious crime, classified as a serious weapons offense according to police. A man was initially arrested but later released after suspicions weakened, and no one is reported to have been injured in connection with the incident. The identity and motives behind the suspected crime remain unknown after the arrested man was released.
Three people sought medical care after work at SSAB's area in Luleå, prompting the company to stop all work with the construction. The specific cause of the medical incidents that led three people to seek care has not been disclosed.
The three men in their 50s who were missing in Suldal in Ryfylke have been found safe and sound after a comprehensive search operation, according to police. Police will talk to the hiking group to find out why they did not arrive as planned and also did not report in. The group was planning to go to the DNT cabin Jonstølen on Friday, and relatives alerted that they had not arrived as planned. Overnight to Saturday, search crews and police reached the DNT cabin Bleskestadmoen, where police reported that the hikers had been at the cabin but had moved on, ending the search for the night.
On Saturday morning, large resources were again deployed in the search, with the operation starting up again and crews checking the tourist cabin at Bleskestadmoen and finding signs that the group had been there but had moved on. Helicopter and snowmobiles were used in the search, with a rescue helicopter assisting on Saturday morning. The three missing hikers are men in their 50s, with two living in Norway and one in Germany. An avalanche group is on its way to assess parts of the area that are avalanche-prone, and on Saturday, rescue crews will continue searching in cabins in the area where the group is assumed to have gone.