Wednesday, February 11, 2015

One missing after avalanche in North Troms – Aftenposten

One missing after avalanche in North Troms – Aftenposten

– We have chosen to terminate the exploration work temporarily for inspection from effort management in the area. There is an imminent risk of new landslides, increasing wind and there are reports of storm, telling duty rescue leader Øyvind Odde by JRCC Northern Norway said.



Scooter Track into exceeded

The decision was taken just before 2 o’clock Tuesday night. Around 20 volunteers, police and rescue dogs were then inserted into the exploration work.

Snowmobile driver, a man in his 30s, was Tuesday night reported missing after an avalanche in Reisadalen in Nordreisa earlier Tuesday. Police in Troms was notified of the missing man clock 22.51. They are unsure when exceeded in Reisadalen went.

– We got a message from comrades of the missing. They’ve been up there and looked for him and found scooter tracks into landslide, says operations manager Gaute Hoff in Troms police.



Five feet deep

The landslide, which according Nordlys shall be five feet deep, has gone by scooter trails in Røyelmyran in Reisadalen.

It is bad weather in the exploration area, so it is not relevant helikoptersøk with the first, police said. All emergency services are notified and crews will pick up to landslide area Tuesday night.

The missing, who vicinity, was probably last seen Tuesday afternoon, according to police.

Published: 10.feb. 2015 11:44 p.m.

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