This is confirmed by the police to the Icelandic broadcaster RUV. It was on Sunday evening that the ice masses crashed over a group of tourists who were on a trip to the ice cave near the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier. It is a glacier arm in the eastern part of Iceland’s largest glacier, Vatnajökull, in southeast Iceland. Under the masses of ice, rescue personnel found two people. One was dead, another was flown to hospital with serious injuries. Since then, a search has been made for two more people who were thought to have been buried by the ice masses. Between 50 and 60 people have dug and felt their way through the collapsed masses of ice by hand. Monday afternoon, around At 17.30 the police came with the message that the search had been called off, and that they believe with certainty that no one is missing. Between 50 and 60 people have taken part in the search for the missing tourists. Published 26/08/2024, at 17.58 Updated 26.08.2024, at 18.06
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