A Sea King helicopter which stands at Rygge was requisitioned to bring out six disabled persons from Besseggen.
– It had to turn back because of cloud cover at Fagernes. They did not run. Now we will try to retrieve them with an air ambulance from Dombås, said rescue leader Ben Vikøren by JRCC in southern Norway at 21.30 o’clock.
Last option
At 22.30 o’clock he tells that also air ambulance was stopped by the weather, but that they have landed five kilometers from where tour mates are. At midnight had air ambulance still not reached the group in the mountains.
Air ambulance shall, however, have managed to come so they got given away a bag with clothing and equipment to tour mates, said operations manager Arne Gunstad by gudbrandsdalen police Aftenposten.
– they have landed at Gjendesheim and put a game plan from there, says Vikøren at JRCC.
Thus, there is no other option to get taken out with helicopters. Normally, JRCC sent Sea King from Floro, but also they are weatherproof.
One of the alternative plans to submit the Red Cross crews to help them.
– Could not bear more
the six are at Bessvatnet Lake, on the eastern side of Besseggen, located in Vågå municipality in Oppland. The water is about 1400 meters above sea level. Gjendesheim is located at the foot of Besseggen.
– They have the ten companions who would walk over Besseggen. This would they spend three days, but now they come to a point where they need help. They are physically and mentally exhausted, and is cooled, said operations manager Jon Rehearse Engen Wilberg at Gudbrandsdal Police told Aftenposten.
Bad weather
According to him it is bad weather in the area, with winds of 12 m / s, little rainfall and a temperature of six degrees.
– they bring some equipment to tackle this, but they looked dark to continue. They could not bear more, simply, he said.
Meanwhile, the party lost one tent because of the wind.
The police was notified of tour mates clock 19.38.
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