Two people are dead after Nigardsbreen Luster, an arm of the Jostedalsbreen glacier calved Sunday afternoon.
The police were notified clock 16:00. A good hour later informed that it involves a fatality.
At 18.50 Sunday confirming spokesman Nils Erik Eggen that a couple from Germany, died.
– There are a married couple 30s with two children aged 8 and 10. That’s how we understand it was these four who went forward edge of the glacier. They had initially been on a guided tour, organized by the people involved in guiding. In this procession were 30-35 people. But the guided tour was finished about a half hour-hour before the accident, said Eggen.
– All indications are that the children so parents get hit by ice blocks. They are now being cared for by Luster Municipality’s emergency team, says Eggen.
Can be multiple
All emergency services came out, the police, fire brigade, river rescue group in Sogndal, Red Cross Hafslovatnet and air ambulance . Furthermore sent HRS a helicopter from 330 Squadron in the Floro.
When a glacier calves, breaking large ice blocks loose and float away.
Police said the accident occurred at the edge of the glacier, which visited by a large number of tourists every summer.
At 18.20 was JRCC still not 100 percent certain that no one else was involved.
– I can not rule out that there is still sought, but I guess the crew is finished with search what is visible. Should the search continue, you must now begin to lift the blocks of ice, says Asbjørn Viste, duty rescue manager at the Rescue Coordination Centre in southern Norway (HRS).
– Sto too close
Steinar Bruheim, CEO of Jostedalen Breførarlag, says his company was indirectly involved because glacier guides from them was in the area – and was involved in the rescue operation.
– It slid off the ice in the glacier front, and some were too close and was hit by blocks falling down. Some of our riders came quite quickly to the place and helped, says Bruheim.
– There was a group that went on his own to the glacier, according Bruheim.
According to him happened accident a piece of glacier formations, about 300-400 meters from the water. At 5:43 p.m. Sunday so he Sea King conducting searches in the area.
– Helicopter searching the water, along the river and down to the edge of the glacier, probably because it is uncertain whether more involved, says Bruheim.
Operations Synnøve Domben in Sogn og Fjordane police told TV 2 that the group took a detour on their own after an organized tour earlier Sunday.
Children were witnesses
Jarle Skartun , alderman in Luster municipality, says they are mobilizing health resources to aid and assist the rescue operation.
– There are two children who need supervision and assistance. These are the children of those involved in the accident, said Skartun to BT.
– Is the child of some of the victims?
– The two in question about here, has been in the party, at least. But I do not know if there are children of the deceased, said the alderman.
Skartun say they have collected their emergency team – psychologist, nurse and municipal.
– We will try to help those affected.
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