Three travellers were swept into the sea yesterday by a huge swell. The incident took place on the beach by Dyrhólaey peninsula, south Iceland. The people were part of a larger group and were brought to safety by their fellow travellers, reports Vísir.
Read more: Travellers warned not to venture too close to the shoreline in Reynisfjara, South Iceland
According to the South Iceland Police Department the people were shaken by the incident but unharmed. The area has since been sealed off and police advises travellers not to venture too close to the shoreline as the current is quite strong after Wednesday’s stormy weather.
Read more: Make your trip to Iceland a safe one with a little pre-planning
There have been numerous accounts where foreign visitors have been caught in a strong undertow in Reynisfjara and in 2007 a foreign woman was swept into the ocean by a large wave and lost her life.
Uptaded at 11.30: According to newsagent DV, six people were swept into the ocean near Dyrhólaey by a huge swell. None were injured.
Tour guide Jakobína Davíðsdóttir was with the group when the incident occurred. A Spanish couple was among those the freak wave swept away.
“They might have gone a little too close to the shoreline, but I wouldn’t say that they behaved recklessly. This huge wave simply appeared out of nowhere,” Jakobína told DV.
Three travellers were swept into the sea yesterday by a huge swell. The incident took place on the beach by Dyrhólaey peninsula, south Iceland. The people were part of a larger group and were brought to safety by their fellow travellers, reports Vísir.
Read more: Travellers warned not to venture too close to the shoreline in Reynisfjara, South Iceland
According to the South Iceland Police Department the people were shaken by the incident but unharmed. The area has since been sealed off and police advises travellers not to venture too close to the shoreline as the current is quite strong after Wednesday’s stormy weather.
Read more: Make your trip to Iceland a safe one with a little pre-planning
There have been numerous accounts where foreign visitors have been caught in a strong undertow in Reynisfjara and in 2007 a foreign woman was swept into the ocean by a large wave and lost her life.
Uptaded at 11.30: According to newsagent DV, six people were swept into the ocean near Dyrhólaey by a huge swell. None were injured.
Tour guide Jakobína Davíðsdóttir was with the group when the incident occurred. A Spanish couple was among those the freak wave swept away.
“They might have gone a little too close to the shoreline, but I wouldn’t say that they behaved recklessly. This huge wave simply appeared out of nowhere,” Jakobína told DV.
