Iceland ice cave collapses, at least one person dead, two missing

Two radical are inactive missing and 1 idiosyncratic has been hospitalised aft the crystal cave collapsed connected Sunday.

At slightest 1 idiosyncratic has died aft an crystal cave partially collapsed portion a radical of tourists were visiting the Breidamerkurjokull glacier successful confederate Iceland.

Two radical were earnestly injured successful the incidental connected Sunday, with 1 dying from their injuries astatine the country of the mishap and the different airlifted to a infirmary successful the superior Reykjavik.

“Four radical got stuck nether the ice, 2 radical person already been rescued from the crystal and are earnestly injured,” Sudurland constabulary said.

“The hunt is inactive connected for the 2 radical trapped successful the crystal cave,” the connection added.

Local quality tract Visir said each disposable rescue teams were searching, successful summation to 3 helicopters from the Icelandic Coast Guard and the Danish Navy.

An crystal cave is seen astatine Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon during the wintertime connected the confederate seashore of Iceland, February 17, 2022 [Nacho Doce/Reuters]

Because of the ruggedness of the terrain, Visir continued, it was not imaginable to bring ample icebreaking machines to the site, leaving the rescue teams utilizing handheld saws and different tools to interruption the ice.

The cognition was paused aft nightfall owed to the unsafe conditions, but the constabulary said efforts would resume connected Monday morning.

Police said connected Sunday that the telephone astir the illness came successful astatine 3pm, erstwhile 4 radical retired of a radical of 25 tourists and their circuit guide, were deed by crystal portion exploring the cave.

The crystal cave adjacent the glacial lagoon Jokulsarlon, wherever the incidental occurred, is simply a fashionable tourer destination.

The illness was besides not apt related to a Friday volcano eruption successful southeast Iceland, which occurred astir 300km (186 miles) from the crystal cave.

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