Search for a man who was seen falling into Gullfoss waterfall yesterday afternoon will continue today. A massive search and rescue operation was launched yesterday to find the man, with as many as 150 ICE-SAR members, six police officers, as well as the crew of two Coast Guard helicopters participating in the search. After turning up empty handed the search was paused shortly after midnight to allow the searchers to rest and regroup.
Read more: Massive search underway for man who fell in Gullfoss waterfall
Guards were posted at the river overnight to monitor any activity. The video below shows the Coast Guard helicopter participating in the search yesterday.
Massive search and rescue operation
Shortly before five in the afternoon witnesses at two different locations saw what appeared to be a man falling into the waterfall. Police in South Iceland, the Coast Guard and all available ICE-SAR units in South Iceland were immediately dispatched to the popular tourist attraction. Two Coast Guard helicopters participated in the search, one ferrying in specialized search and rescue troops from Reykjavík.
The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service reports that in addition to the helicopters which flew along the river to search for the missing man, the rescuers used boats, drones and mini-submarines to search the river.
Search and Rescue units walked up along the banks of the river, both downstream from the waterfall and upstream, to ensure the man had not somehow managed to wander off. None of the efforts turned up any evidence of the fate of the missing man.
Nothing known about the man
The Police has no information about the identity or nationality of the man, and nothing is known about the accident other than that witnesses at two different locations saw him fall down steep cliffs above the waterfall. The cause of the accident is unknown, but the cliffs can become very slippery and local guides have on numerous occasions warned that some visitors venture too close to the edge to get a better view or photos of the raging waterfall.
In order to identify the man the police inspected all automobiles and interviewed all tour guides at the site. The investigators quickly focused on one car in the parking lot which they suspect might be connected to the accident. A spokesman for the Police in South Iceland told the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service that the man still remained a mystery.
We will continue do what we can, and search for the man. We are busy, making phone calls and exploring the scene and its vicinity. What we will find still remains to be seen. In fact we don't know anything about this individual, the identity or who this was. Frankly, we don't know anything.
According to the local news site Vísir the Police does have some clues as to the identity of the man, and the owner of the car which was is believed to be connected to the accident has been determined, although the Police has been unable to locate him. The search was scheduled to begin again sometime between nine and ten this morning.
Search for a man who was seen falling into Gullfoss waterfall yesterday afternoon will continue today. A massive search and rescue operation was launched yesterday to find the man, with as many as 150 ICE-SAR members, six police officers, as well as the crew of two Coast Guard helicopters participating in the search. After turning up empty handed the search was paused shortly after midnight to allow the searchers to rest and regroup.
Read more: Massive search underway for man who fell in Gullfoss waterfall
Guards were posted at the river overnight to monitor any activity. The video below shows the Coast Guard helicopter participating in the search yesterday.
Massive search and rescue operation
Shortly before five in the afternoon witnesses at two different locations saw what appeared to be a man falling into the waterfall. Police in South Iceland, the Coast Guard and all available ICE-SAR units in South Iceland were immediately dispatched to the popular tourist attraction. Two Coast Guard helicopters participated in the search, one ferrying in specialized search and rescue troops from Reykjavík.
The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service reports that in addition to the helicopters which flew along the river to search for the missing man, the rescuers used boats, drones and mini-submarines to search the river.
Search and Rescue units walked up along the banks of the river, both downstream from the waterfall and upstream, to ensure the man had not somehow managed to wander off. None of the efforts turned up any evidence of the fate of the missing man.
Nothing known about the man
The Police has no information about the identity or nationality of the man, and nothing is known about the accident other than that witnesses at two different locations saw him fall down steep cliffs above the waterfall. The cause of the accident is unknown, but the cliffs can become very slippery and local guides have on numerous occasions warned that some visitors venture too close to the edge to get a better view or photos of the raging waterfall.
In order to identify the man the police inspected all automobiles and interviewed all tour guides at the site. The investigators quickly focused on one car in the parking lot which they suspect might be connected to the accident. A spokesman for the Police in South Iceland told the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service that the man still remained a mystery.
We will continue do what we can, and search for the man. We are busy, making phone calls and exploring the scene and its vicinity. What we will find still remains to be seen. In fact we don't know anything about this individual, the identity or who this was. Frankly, we don't know anything.
According to the local news site Vísir the Police does have some clues as to the identity of the man, and the owner of the car which was is believed to be connected to the accident has been determined, although the Police has been unable to locate him. The search was scheduled to begin again sometime between nine and ten this morning.
