Police said five persons gotten caught on the trail up to the Via Ferrata in … – Firda

According to police, five persons gotten caught on the trail up to the Via Ferrata Loen. Three will be easier injured.

– It may framleis take at least ein hour before we have arrived with all crew, victory Olaug Holme by police operations center at 2350 Thursday night.

crew to climb up, for neither Sea King or air ambulance fail to come to for help.

Down from Loen looks ein lighting to dei five people for about 700 meters hight. (Photo: Stig Roger Eide )

It’s nice ver in the area and good visibility. Two individuals ready themselves All right, but three persons kernel itself provisional neither up or down. A tour guide from Loen Active is no also in the vicinity.

– Dei has the cold, but it’ll probably be fine, says Holme.

leigde equipment

Erik Brendefur at Loen Active say they five people leigde equipment for use in Via Ferrata Thursday afternoon.

– According to our information there shall be five persons from dei Arab countries Kuwait and Bahrain that is in the rock wall. Dei started late in the afternoon Thursday and have gone up in the Via Ferrata-route without a guide. So have they gotten caught, victory Brendefur as the 21-time lasted informed that they neither broke up or down.

– If so, then ringde dei down to the hotel and asked for help. We send immediately up a experienced guide from Loen Active, which was upstairs at dei five people at 22.10. And he jobbar with them no, victory Brendefur då Firda talked with his right lead midnight.

Nine down from the top

histogram, is using crews from Olden Red Cross on their way down to dei five people .

– the quickest to achieve these five who are stuck is that they nine people from Olden Red Cross goes down from the top of Via Ferrata. In connection with construction work on the 1,000 meter tall mountain Hoven next, they will come up rapidly to the top of Via Ferrata. Dei will then four down to dei five people, victory Brendefur.

Have Control

The time 02.15 can bet owner Vidar Hallstavik at police office in Stryn determine that it can see out that they have control of the situation.

– There are about 20 persons up the Via Ferrata just com to help dei five people. This crew from Olden Red Cross, Sunnmøre Alpine rescue team and Loen Active. Dei three people uninjured get no help getting down, whereas there was still uncertain what will happen with them the last two. We consider therefore that framleis as necessary to recover them out by helicopter when it hosted sufficient light. But it is only talking about minor damage to these two, and they have the following of conditions here well. Even though it certainly is something cold up there, victory Hallstavik to Firda Medan rescue operation taking place in the mountainside of Alexandra Hotel in Loen.