New avalanche observed in Troms – concludes avalanche search – NRK

New avalanche observed in Troms – concludes avalanche search – NRK

Action in Anders Dalen south of Ramfjordnes in Tromsø municipality is called off. It confirms HRS Northern Norway. There is no longer any reason to believe that people are taken by the avalanche.

It gets NRK illuminated clock 16.15. Also NRK reporter on the spot can tell that the action has been completed and that crews are on their way to leave the place.

avalanches were reported HRS little after 15 o’clock Saturday afternoon.

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Got observed snowmobile tracks in the area

The landslide was checked out by a helicopter from the defense, since it was observed snowmobile tracks into the area.

– We know relatively little about exceeded preliminary. What we know is that the landslide is observed at a considerable distance. We do not know when it’s good and it is observed snowmobile tracks into the area, said rescue leader Frode Iversen HRS northern Norway told NRK.

& gt; Check skredværselet where on varsom.no

helicopter ambulance assisted in several avalanches

Ambulance helicopter went to the place with personnel who stayed in Lyngseidet, where the last hours has been ongoing search for that there were reports of two major avalanches in Kavringtinden.

– We must coordinate bit now because it starts getting poor visibility, so the way it looks now come either rescue helicopter from UNN, or military Bell helicopter to fly down your site to check out visually. View Now only the weather allows, if not we have to find something else, Iversen says.

HRS Northern Norway has not received notification that someone is missing in the area, but not taking any chances.

Recommend people to check avalanche alert

– Because we’ve had relatively better weather than we have had in the past, so we suspect that people may have gouged out, and then we can not take any chances simply says rescue leader at HRS Northern Norway.

He encourages people to follow on the website varsom.no, giving notice avalanches, landslides and flooding.

– I can not emphasize sufficiently that varsom.no is best counselor you can find for the areas administered avalanche alert, Iversen says.

case updated

Published 14.02.2015, at. 15.18

Updated 14.02.2015, at. 17.14