Rescue units continue to search for a man who fell into the river in Sveinsgil canyon yesterday evening. The man, who is a foreign citizen, and his friend were hiking in the area north of Torfajökull glacier in central Iceland, when they fell through a snow cornice and into the river. The latter managed to climb to safety and call for help.
The Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue (Landsbjörg) has co-ordinated an extensive search operation which involves helicopters and bomb squads from the Coastguard and 200 specialised searchers from local rescue units. This is one of the largest rescue missions conducted in the country in years.
Conditions in the area make rescue difficult as searcher must dig their way through snow cornices up to 20-metres-thick (65 ft) to reach the river and its banks.
Rescue units continue to search for a man who fell into the river in Sveinsgil canyon yesterday evening. The man, who is a foreign citizen, and his friend were hiking in the area north of Torfajökull glacier in central Iceland, when they fell through a snow cornice and into the river. The latter managed to climb to safety and call for help.
The Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue (Landsbjörg) has co-ordinated an extensive search operation which involves helicopters and bomb squads from the Coastguard and 200 specialised searchers from local rescue units. This is one of the largest rescue missions conducted in the country in years.
Conditions in the area make rescue difficult as searcher must dig their way through snow cornices up to 20-metres-thick (65 ft) to reach the river and its banks.
