Elderly man found drowned in Puulavesi, Hirvensalmi
An elderly man was found deceased in Puulavesi, Hirvensalmi, on Thursday afternoon following a rescue operation. The incident occurred near the southern side of Puukonsaari, where authorities discovered an empty small motorboat drifting in the water.
According to the Eastern Finland Police Department, the man was located a few hundred meters from the boat and was not wearing a life jacket (Yle). The police and rescue services were alerted shortly after 5:00 PM, with the emergency call logged at 17:06 (Ilta-Sanomat). The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The police are treating the case as a death investigation and have not released further details about the circumstances surrounding the incident (Iltalehti). No additional information regarding the man’s identity or the cause of the drowning has been provided.
Local authorities continue to investigate the matter as part of a standard cause-of-death inquiry (MTV Uutiset).
