Iceland ice cave collapse leaves 1 American dead, 1 injured
It was initially believed that two people were missing under the ice, but police said that after a search and investigation on Monday, no one was missing.
Look: Photos show rescue attempt after partial ice cave collapse in Iceland
One person was killed and two are missing after the partial collapse of an ice cave in Iceland. These images show the rescue attempt after the deadly collapse on Sunday.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland – One person was killed, and one person was injured when an ice cave collapsed at the Breidamerkurjokull glacier in southeastern Iceland on Sunday.
Local police initially said two people remained missing after the collapse occurred when a group of foreign tourists were visiting the area. However, in an update posted to Facebook on Monday morning, police said that was not the case, and everyone who was in the group had been accounted for.
This image shows the response after a partial ice cave collapse in Iceland on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024.
(Stod2/Vilhelm Gunnarsson)
According to initial reports, police said they were told 25 foreign tourists had traveled to the glacier, and four people were injured – two people outside the ice cave and two who were believed to have been missing under the ice.
Police said about 200 first responders from across Iceland raced to the scene to help with rescue and recovery operations.
Crews worked throughout the day and into the evening hours for those who were believed to be missing under the ice before the search was called off Sunday night. The search resumed on Monday morning.
Through a conversation between officials and a travel agent, it was learned that only 23 people were on the tour at the time.
Of those, 21 people were uninjured. One man was killed, and a woman was injured. They have only been identified as American citizens.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and the woman was airlifted to a hospital in Reykjavik, where she’s listed in stable condition.
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Some information was translated into English via Google Translate