At 9.20am on Sunday morning, the rescue service received an alarm about drowning in Tidaholm.

The tipser saw a person lying floating in the river Tidan.

"One person was floating in the water," says Christian Carlsson, chief firefighter at the rescue service.

Emergency services, police and ambulance were sent to the scene.

- Resuscitation attempts were made on site and then the person was taken to hospital by ambulance.

Not clear what happened

What should have happened at present is unclear.

- We believe that it has happened quite recently, in the immediate time that the person has been found, and we do not believe that anyone has disappeared, says Christian Carlsson.

According to him, the police are present and are talking to witnesses.

The text is updated