The drowning accident occurred in a lake at the village of Tjappsåive, which lies between Moskosel and Auktsjaur in the municipality of Arvidsjaur. It is Piteå-Tidningen that is the first to tell about the incident and that the person killed is a man from Germany.

Low lifeless in the water

The accident happened on Saturday afternoon, when a German company was at Lake Tjappsåive for fishing. When the fishing company came ashore for lunch, the 60-year-old man chose to stay on the lake and fish from his kayak. When the others later returned, they found the kayak empty and the man lay lifeless in the water, says Piteå-Tidningen.

"There are no suspicions of crime, but it is an accident," Police Commissioner Aron Backman told SVT.

The man's relatives are notified.