Växjö, Sweden - Police are searching for a missing person after a canoe capsized in Skavenäsasjön lake near Växjö on April 1, 2026. According to official police reports, two young men were in the canoe when it overturned. One man managed to reach shore, but the other remains missing despite extensive search efforts involving police, rescue services, and maritime rescue teams.
The search was suspended late Tuesday night, and a missing person report has been filed. Separately, local journalist Oscar Appelgren of Smålandsposten reported on several other crime incidents in the city. These include a theft at Växjö Cathedral where a light box was stolen, and a 17-year-old who has been convicted for selling drugs to a minor girl outside the cathedral.
Police surveillance reportedly caught the teenager selling narcotics medication to the underage girl. The incidents highlight multiple crime-related events occurring in Växjö on the same day.