A young girl, described by eyewitnesses as perhaps three or four years old, was rescued at Reynisfjara beach today after she had been knocked down by an incoming wave. The girl was being pulled out to sea by the waves when a nearby adult managed to grab the girl's arm, pulling her to safety. The incident took place less than half an hour before a German woman was swept out to ocean further to the west. The woman was found an hour later and airlifted to Reykjavík. Police has yet to offer any information about her condition.
Read more: Traveller swept to sea at Reynisfjara beach found: 47 year old German woman airlifted to Reykjavík
A local guide, Hugi R. Ingibjartsson, was filming the waves and travellers at Reynisfjara beach this morning. The video, which can be viewed below, shows the conditions at the beach when the accidents took place. He told the local news site Vísir that the young girl, who was travelling with her family, had been running around unaccompanied by an adult when the wave knocked her down. Only a minute earlier, however, she had been with her mother and sibling at the basalt columns on the edge of the beach.
Other eyewitnesses confirm the story, adding that several other travellers were in danger at Reynisfjara today.
A Chinese traveller drowned in February of 2016 after he was knocked down and pulled to the ocean near the spot where the small girl was knocked down. New more prominent warning signs were put up at the beach after the accident.
Read more: Man who drowned on Reynisfjara beach was a foreign traveller who was visiting Iceland with his wife
The girl and her family can be seen at the basalt columns at ca 8 minutes into the video. Only a minute later the girl is knocked down. Hugi told Vísir that he was convinced the girl would have drowned if the nearby traveller had not managed to grab a hold of her.
Read more: Police, ICE-SAR looking into how to save travellers who refuse to heed warnings in Reynisfjara beach
Police in South Iceland are currently at the beach, ensuring the safety of other travellers
A young girl, described by eyewitnesses as perhaps three or four years old, was rescued at Reynisfjara beach today after she had been knocked down by an incoming wave. The girl was being pulled out to sea by the waves when a nearby adult managed to grab the girl's arm, pulling her to safety. The incident took place less than half an hour before a German woman was swept out to ocean further to the west. The woman was found an hour later and airlifted to Reykjavík. Police has yet to offer any information about her condition.
Read more: Traveller swept to sea at Reynisfjara beach found: 47 year old German woman airlifted to Reykjavík
A local guide, Hugi R. Ingibjartsson, was filming the waves and travellers at Reynisfjara beach this morning. The video, which can be viewed below, shows the conditions at the beach when the accidents took place. He told the local news site Vísir that the young girl, who was travelling with her family, had been running around unaccompanied by an adult when the wave knocked her down. Only a minute earlier, however, she had been with her mother and sibling at the basalt columns on the edge of the beach.
Other eyewitnesses confirm the story, adding that several other travellers were in danger at Reynisfjara today.
A Chinese traveller drowned in February of 2016 after he was knocked down and pulled to the ocean near the spot where the small girl was knocked down. New more prominent warning signs were put up at the beach after the accident.
Read more: Man who drowned on Reynisfjara beach was a foreign traveller who was visiting Iceland with his wife
The girl and her family can be seen at the basalt columns at ca 8 minutes into the video. Only a minute later the girl is knocked down. Hugi told Vísir that he was convinced the girl would have drowned if the nearby traveller had not managed to grab a hold of her.
Read more: Police, ICE-SAR looking into how to save travellers who refuse to heed warnings in Reynisfjara beach
Police in South Iceland are currently at the beach, ensuring the safety of other travellers
