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Two police officers injured in sea accident near Karlskrona

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  • Two police officers were injured in a sea accident during maritime police training near Karlskrona.
  • The officers were taken to a hospital, but their condition is reportedly unclear.
  • The incident is being investigated as a workplace accident by the police's special investigations unit.

Two police officers were injured in a sea accident during a training exercise with the maritime police near Dragsö outside Karlskrona. The incident occurred shortly before 11:00 on Wednesday, according to Sydsvenskan, while SVT Blekingenytt reports it happened at 10:45. The officers were taken by ambulance to a hospital, but their condition is unclear, as stated by police press spokespersons in multiple sources.

The police are investigating the incident as a workplace accident and have handed it over to their special investigations unit. According to TV4 Nyheterna, the officers made it to the harbor where they were picked up by an ambulance.

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