SAR teams rescue tourists caught in avalanche on Vatnajökull glacier
- Icevolcan
- May 23, 2018
- 1 min read
Two tourists sent an emergency signal last night at Vatnajöull glacier. They were caught in an avalanche on Grímsfjall and SAR teams conducted an extensive search. They were found at 3 am last night.
The men had dug themselves into the snow for warmth and shelter but when they were found they were starting to suffer from hypothermia.
Photo: Grimsfjall, a part of Vatnajökull glacier, where the two men were caught in an avalanche (flat area is the frozen crater lake of Grimsvötn). mbl.is/Ragnar Axelsson
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