Icelandic Search and Sescue teams (S&R) were busy around the country this weekend. A farmer got stuck with his two dogs on Gunnólfsvíkurfjall mountain in North Iceland while searching for sheep. Local S&R teams managed to getting him and the animals down to safety after negotiating the steep and icy hills of the mountain.
The farmer credit the dogs for keeping him warm during their stay on the narrow ledge where they got stuck.
In West Iceland it took seven S&R teams close to 24 hours to locate two men who got lost in thick fog and rain while hunting ptarmigan on Snæfellsnes peninsula.
The video below show the members of the S&R units returning from the operation with their equipment. It’s a good reminder about how even small creeks can— when it rains heavily — quickly turn into streams that is dangerous to cross without support.
The footage was captured be S&R team member Þór Þorsteinsson from Borgarfjörður fjord.
Iceland’s S&R teams are manned by volunteers who participate in rescue operations in their spare time or get time off from their employers. Their operations are funded primarily by public donations. The teams also sell New Year’s fireworks to raise funds.
For tips on how to travel in the highlands go to safetravel.is, which is operated by Ice-Sar the S&R association.
Up to date information on conditions along highland roads is found at the website of the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration.
Icelandic Search and Sescue teams (S&R) were busy around the country this weekend. A farmer got stuck with his two dogs on Gunnólfsvíkurfjall mountain in North Iceland while searching for sheep. Local S&R teams managed to getting him and the animals down to safety after negotiating the steep and icy hills of the mountain.
The farmer credit the dogs for keeping him warm during their stay on the narrow ledge where they got stuck.
In West Iceland it took seven S&R teams close to 24 hours to locate two men who got lost in thick fog and rain while hunting ptarmigan on Snæfellsnes peninsula.
The video below show the members of the S&R units returning from the operation with their equipment. It’s a good reminder about how even small creeks can— when it rains heavily — quickly turn into streams that is dangerous to cross without support.
The footage was captured be S&R team member Þór Þorsteinsson from Borgarfjörður fjord.
Iceland’s S&R teams are manned by volunteers who participate in rescue operations in their spare time or get time off from their employers. Their operations are funded primarily by public donations. The teams also sell New Year’s fireworks to raise funds.
For tips on how to travel in the highlands go to safetravel.is, which is operated by Ice-Sar the S&R association.
Up to date information on conditions along highland roads is found at the website of the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration.
