Shortly before midnight yesterday five groups of ICE-SAR members from Reykjavík were called to assist a group of British hikers who were in distress in the slopes of Mt. Esja on the outskirts of Reykjavík. The hikers were close to Hábunga peak on the mountain late last night when the weather deteriorated, bringing a thick fog and strong winds. Unable to see where they were going the hikers decided to call for assistance.
According to the National Broadcasting Service 30 members of ICE-SAR participated in the search and rescue of the travelers. Police and ICE-SAR were able to contact the men by cellphone. The men were found some 800 m (x ft) to the southwest of Hábunga peak. The rescue operation went well and the men had been escorted safe and sound from the mountain in an hour.
The local news site Vísir reports that after escorting the men down from the mountain they were taken to a Police station where they spent the night: Not because they broke the law, but because the men were unsure where they were going to spend the night. The Metropolitan Police therefore offered them shelter from the storm.
Shortly before midnight yesterday five groups of ICE-SAR members from Reykjavík were called to assist a group of British hikers who were in distress in the slopes of Mt. Esja on the outskirts of Reykjavík. The hikers were close to Hábunga peak on the mountain late last night when the weather deteriorated, bringing a thick fog and strong winds. Unable to see where they were going the hikers decided to call for assistance.
According to the National Broadcasting Service 30 members of ICE-SAR participated in the search and rescue of the travelers. Police and ICE-SAR were able to contact the men by cellphone. The men were found some 800 m (x ft) to the southwest of Hábunga peak. The rescue operation went well and the men had been escorted safe and sound from the mountain in an hour.
The local news site Vísir reports that after escorting the men down from the mountain they were taken to a Police station where they spent the night: Not because they broke the law, but because the men were unsure where they were going to spend the night. The Metropolitan Police therefore offered them shelter from the storm.
