Difficult salvage work after the fatal accident in Masugnbyn

The police were on site at the accident site with divers already on Friday, but they could only establish that the man was dead.

They could not get the body out of the cab of the excavator.

Only during the late Monday is it expected to happen when, with the help of two heavy crane trucks, you try to lift the excavator that is up and down with the cab under the water.

"Very complicated rescue operation"

- It is a very complicated rescue operation, it is a very heavy vehicle, says John Lindström, local area manager at the police in Northern Lapland.

The fact that the body is still not salvaged does not make the operation more complicated, according to John Lindström's assessment.

- But there is an urgency aspect.

We do not want the body of the deceased person to lie for too long and therefore it is positive that it has been so quick to get in place and salvage the machine.

In the clip, you hear John Lindström tell more.