Vi beklager og måtte meddele at Roger Dahl har mistet en hund. Hunden døde på strekningen mellom Varangerbotn og Sirma. En sånn hendelse er utrolig trist for både kjører og alle som er involvert i løpet. Denne hendelsen tas alvorlig.
Skrevet av: Trond Anton Andersen / Vanessa Quinche (transl.)
Dato: 16.03.2011 10:28
Acting chief veterinarian Therese Berger made the following statement:
- The whole team of Roger Dahl underwent a thorough veterinarian check in Varangerbotn and nothing out of the normal was observed with Dahls dogs. We would like to add, for those who are not familiar with the Finnmarksløpet, that all dogs are checked at all checkpoints.
The dog will be transported to the veterinarian institute in Tromsø for an autopsy and the result thereof will be made public as soon as available. Race Marshal, Race Judge and veterinarians will, according to the rules, make an assesment at checkpoint Sirma. According to paragraph 13 of the rules for the Finnmarksløpet race, a musher is only allowed to continue the race after receiving permission from the TD, Race Marshal and/or race veterinarian.
We will come back with further information as soon as possible.
Contacts:
Head of Press: Trond A. Andersen, 900 81 519
Chief veterinarian: Therese Berger, 950 51 872
Race Marshal: Marit H. Hoveid, 958 76 111