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Central Finland Rescue Department saves boater after boat capsizes in Hankasalmi

Thursday 11th 2024 on 15:40 in  
Finland

On Thursday afternoon, the Central Finland Rescue Department was involved in a major operation in Hankasalmi. The task assigned to the rescue service was to save a person from the water at the Ruokoniemi camping area. Five units from the rescue department were dispatched to the scene.

It was reported that a boat had capsized in front of the Ruokoniemi camping area. There was one person on board the boat. Fortunately, the boater was not seriously injured and had managed to swim to shore by the time the rescue department arrived to assess the situation.

In conclusion, it was a happy ending and a near miss.