Three members of an ICE-SAR unit participating in the search for 22 year old Georgian man who disappeared after falling into Gullfoss waterfall had to be rescued after a zodiac boat they were operating lost power. The group was rescued by other Search and Rescue units at the site.
Rescuers needed rescuing
The group had been searching Hvítá river downstream from the waterfall when the motor of their boat lost power. The boat drifted with current down to Bræðratungubrú bridge over Hvítá, where a net has been stretched across the river in the hope of catching the body of the missing man. The boat got stuck in the net, but then capsized, landing the three crew members in the raging glacial river.
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Other members of the same ICE-SAR team had been patrolling on boats not far from where the boat lost power. Three of these had decided to check in with their colleagues before heading to land, only to discover they were in distress. One of the three ICE-SAR members who were rescued told the local newspaper Morgunblaðið that it had been a complete coincidence they had been discovered.
The group was rescued and the boat towed to land.
Three members of an ICE-SAR unit participating in the search for 22 year old Georgian man who disappeared after falling into Gullfoss waterfall had to be rescued after a zodiac boat they were operating lost power. The group was rescued by other Search and Rescue units at the site.
Rescuers needed rescuing
The group had been searching Hvítá river downstream from the waterfall when the motor of their boat lost power. The boat drifted with current down to Bræðratungubrú bridge over Hvítá, where a net has been stretched across the river in the hope of catching the body of the missing man. The boat got stuck in the net, but then capsized, landing the three crew members in the raging glacial river.
Read more: Man who disappeared after falling into Gullfoss waterfall a 22 yo Georgian refugee
Other members of the same ICE-SAR team had been patrolling on boats not far from where the boat lost power. Three of these had decided to check in with their colleagues before heading to land, only to discover they were in distress. One of the three ICE-SAR members who were rescued told the local newspaper Morgunblaðið that it had been a complete coincidence they had been discovered.
The group was rescued and the boat towed to land.
