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Nära att frysa ihjäl i Tiomila 1981
– nu hör räddaren av sig
03.02.11 - Pressemelding Svenska Orienteringsförbundet
För snart 30 år sedan, under Tiomilanatten i orientering 2-3 maj 1981, höll den då 22-årige löparen Hans Nilsson på att frysa ihjäl i skogen.
I ett extremt tufft väder, med snö, lera och minusgrader, hittades han av en medtävlare, näst intill medvetslös, och släpades mot mål. Nilsson kvicknade till på Karolinska sjukhuset, dit han fördes med en kroppstemperatur på 31 grader. Räddaren i nöden förblev okänd och först nu träder han fram för att berätta.
– Det som hände mig i Sverige för 30 år sedan gjorde mig så uppskakad att jag inte kunde berätta om det för någon. Men nyligen har jag börjat vakna om nätterna och tänka på främlingen i skogen och om han överlevde, säger James Brown, orienterare från Leeds i norra England, till förbundstidningen Skogssport som utkommer i dag.
James Brown, som 1981 sprang sistasträckan i Tiomila för norska OL Pan, hade inte långt kvar till mål då han hittade Hans Nilsson, som tävlade för Nyköpings OK.
– Han låg stilla, med ansiktet rakt ner i snön. Jag letade desperat omkring mig och hoppades få se andra pannlampor eller åtminstone höra ljudet av andra löpare, men insåg att jag var helt själv med honom.
– Chockad sprang jag fram och vände på honom. Hans ögon stirrade frånvarande medan han mumlade något ohörbart. Jag insåg att även om mina lagkamrater inte skulle tacka mig för att jag avbröt loppet så skulle antagligen den här mannen göra det, säger Brown, som efter mycket möda lyckades släpa Nilsson till en stig, där han senare fick hjälp av ytterligare en man.
Hans Nilsson är i dag 52 år och bor utanför Vagnhärad i Södermanland. Nilsson var egentligen ingen orienterare, men kombinationen av att han var löpstark och att han kände folk i Nyköpings OK, gjorde att han fick erbjudande om att springa.
– Jag minns att jag fick vänta länge på start, redan där gick det ju åt energi. Och dyblöt blev man. Men jag hade bra flyt i orienteringen och hade bara ett par kontroller kvar när bränslet plötsligt tog slut. Sedan kände jag mig segare och segare, och till slut föll jag ihop, säger Nilsson, som har flera SM-medaljer som löpare i Enhörna IF och som under sin aktiva karriär sprang maraton på 2.16.
Så mycket mer orientering blev det inte för Hans Nilsson, men händelsen från Tiomila 1981 har förstås stannat kvar i minnet.
– Det är väl inget jag har tänkt på så ofta, men självklart har jag undrat vem det var som räddade mig. Jag vill tacka James Brown och kommer att ta kontakt med honom direkt, säger Nilsson.
Life saver at Tiomila 1981
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Re: Life saver at Tiomila 1981
Sorry to spoil all your fun:
For almost 30 years ago, during Tiomila night in orientation 2 to 3 May 1981, gave the then 22-year-old runner Hans Nilsson on freezing to death in the woods. In an extremely rough weather, with snow, mud and freezing temperatures, he was found by a fellow competitor, almost unconscious, and dragged towards goal. Nelson came round to the Karolinska Hospital, where he was with a body temperature of 31 degrees. Catcher in the Rye remained unknown and only now he comes forward to tell.
- It happened to me in Sweden 30 years ago made me so upset that I could not tell it to anyone. But lately I've started waking at night and think about the stranger in the woods and if he survived, "said James Brown, orienteers from Leeds in northern England, the Federal Forest Sports magazine which comes out today.
James Brown, who in 1981 ran the last leg of Tiomila for Norwegian OL Pan, was not far from the goal when he found Hans Nilsson, who competed for Nyköping OK.
- He lay still, with his face straight down in the snow. I was looking desperately around me and was hoping to see other head torches, or at least hear the sound of other runners, but realized I was all by myself with him.
- Shocked, I ran forward and turned on him. His eyes stared absent while he mumbled something inaudible. I realized that even though my teammates would not thank me because I interrupted the race would probably have this man to do it, "said Brown, who after much effort managed to drag Nelson to a path, where he later got help from another man.
Hans Nilsson is now 52 years old and live outside Vagnhärad in Södermanland. Nilsson was really no orienteers, but the combination of that he was löpstark and that he knew people in Nyköping OK, gave him the offer to run.
- I remember I had to wait long to start, there already joined the course for energy. And you were soaking wet. But I had good flow in orientation and had only a few checks left when the fuel is suddenly ended. Then, I felt tougher and tougher, and eventually I fell together, "said Nelson, who has several SM medals as runners in Enhörna IF and that during his active career ran the marathon in 2:16.
So much more orientation, it was not for Hans Nilsson, but the event from Tiomila 1981 has of course remained in his memory.
- It's not something I've thought about so often, but obviously I have wondered who it was that saved me. I want to thank James Brown and will contact him directly, "says Nelson.
I hope that we would all make the same decision ...
Who do know who's "löpstark"??!!
For almost 30 years ago, during Tiomila night in orientation 2 to 3 May 1981, gave the then 22-year-old runner Hans Nilsson on freezing to death in the woods. In an extremely rough weather, with snow, mud and freezing temperatures, he was found by a fellow competitor, almost unconscious, and dragged towards goal. Nelson came round to the Karolinska Hospital, where he was with a body temperature of 31 degrees. Catcher in the Rye remained unknown and only now he comes forward to tell.
- It happened to me in Sweden 30 years ago made me so upset that I could not tell it to anyone. But lately I've started waking at night and think about the stranger in the woods and if he survived, "said James Brown, orienteers from Leeds in northern England, the Federal Forest Sports magazine which comes out today.
James Brown, who in 1981 ran the last leg of Tiomila for Norwegian OL Pan, was not far from the goal when he found Hans Nilsson, who competed for Nyköping OK.
- He lay still, with his face straight down in the snow. I was looking desperately around me and was hoping to see other head torches, or at least hear the sound of other runners, but realized I was all by myself with him.
- Shocked, I ran forward and turned on him. His eyes stared absent while he mumbled something inaudible. I realized that even though my teammates would not thank me because I interrupted the race would probably have this man to do it, "said Brown, who after much effort managed to drag Nelson to a path, where he later got help from another man.
Hans Nilsson is now 52 years old and live outside Vagnhärad in Södermanland. Nilsson was really no orienteers, but the combination of that he was löpstark and that he knew people in Nyköping OK, gave him the offer to run.
- I remember I had to wait long to start, there already joined the course for energy. And you were soaking wet. But I had good flow in orientation and had only a few checks left when the fuel is suddenly ended. Then, I felt tougher and tougher, and eventually I fell together, "said Nelson, who has several SM medals as runners in Enhörna IF and that during his active career ran the marathon in 2:16.
So much more orientation, it was not for Hans Nilsson, but the event from Tiomila 1981 has of course remained in his memory.
- It's not something I've thought about so often, but obviously I have wondered who it was that saved me. I want to thank James Brown and will contact him directly, "says Nelson.
I hope that we would all make the same decision ...
Who do know who's "löpstark"??!!
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Re: Life saver at Tiomila 1981
I don't know much Swedish, but I think "löp" is something to do with running and "stark" means strong, so I'd say it meant a strong runner.
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Re: Life saver at Tiomila 1981
Funnily enough I saw this on the local TV news here on Sunday. They had an interview with Hans Nilsson describing what had happened (he had suffered a heart attack) but they only said it was "an orienteer from Britain" who had dragged him out of the forest. No name was given. Apparently he hadn't known who it was until only recently and was now hoping to get in contact with his rescuer.
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