Yesterday's a foreign traveler fell to his death in Kirkjufell mountain. The man was traveling with a group, but had been seperated from his travel companions when the accident took place. His travel companions started looking for him and … found him lying in the rocky hillside below one of the many sheer cliffs in the steep slopes.
Previously: Fatal accident in slopes of Mt. Kirkjufell: Foreign traveler fell to his death in sheer cliffs
According to the local news site Skessuhorn conditions in the slopes of Mt. Kirkjufell were extremely difficult yesterday, strong winds with sharp windgusts. The slopes were also extremely slippery, according to eyewitnesses. The steep slopes and many sheer cliffs of Mt. Kirkjufell make it extremely difficult to climb. Several accidents have taken place in the mountain, including a recent fatal accident in July 2017.
The man's travel companions had reached the site of the accident before local first responders or members of ICE-SAR had arrived. Among the members of the group were people with medical training and people trained in medical first response. They pronounced the man dead shortly after ten in the morning.
The man's travel companions received counseling for psychological and emotional trauma.
Yesterday's a foreign traveler fell to his death in Kirkjufell mountain. The man was traveling with a group, but had been seperated from his travel companions when the accident took place. His travel companions started looking for him and … found him lying in the rocky hillside below one of the many sheer cliffs in the steep slopes.
Previously: Fatal accident in slopes of Mt. Kirkjufell: Foreign traveler fell to his death in sheer cliffs
According to the local news site Skessuhorn conditions in the slopes of Mt. Kirkjufell were extremely difficult yesterday, strong winds with sharp windgusts. The slopes were also extremely slippery, according to eyewitnesses. The steep slopes and many sheer cliffs of Mt. Kirkjufell make it extremely difficult to climb. Several accidents have taken place in the mountain, including a recent fatal accident in July 2017.
The man's travel companions had reached the site of the accident before local first responders or members of ICE-SAR had arrived. Among the members of the group were people with medical training and people trained in medical first response. They pronounced the man dead shortly after ten in the morning.
The man's travel companions received counseling for psychological and emotional trauma.
