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Medical Associations Against Prosecution In Healthcare
Chairmen from three Icelandic medical associations have come together to take the stand that healthcare professionals should be protected from prosecution when serious incidents take place in the medical environment. Instead, they feel it important to focus on systematic failings, reports Vísir.…
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Death At Hospital Mental Health Ward Being Investigated As Criminal Act
A patient at the mental health ward of Landspítali hospital died on August 16th, and police believe the death may have a criminal element, Vísir reports. A nurse has been remanded to custody pending investigation. The nurse in question was attempting to…
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Want To Know When You Could Die? Scientists In Iceland Might Have An Answer
A new study conducted by deCODE Genetics has found that it can predict with “considerable accuracy” when people will die by analyzing the proteins in their blood, according to Vísir. The CEO of deCODE Genetics, Kári Stefánsson, explains that the results can…
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Albanian Shot in Reykjavík, Man Arrested
On Saturday night an Albanian man was shot dead outside his home in the Rauðagerði area of Reykjavík, Frettablaðið reports. A man in his forties has been arrested, and appeared before Reykjavík District Court yesterday evening. He was remanded in custody until…
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Man Dies After Becoming Stuck In Water In Selfoss Swamp
RUV reports that a man has died after becoming stuck in the water in a swamp near Selfoss. The man was able to call for help, but lost consciousness shortly after the emergency services arrived at the scene. He was pronounced dead…
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Icelandic Man Arrested For Murder In Florida
A 28-year-old Icelandic man was arrested and charged with murder in Pensacola, Florida, on Monday, April 20th. Police allege that the man shot and killed a guest in his home earlier that day. He is currently detained in Escambia County Jail. Stefán…
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Update: Tourist Who Died With No COVID-19 Symptoms, Despite Testing Positive
More information has come in about the tourist who died in Húsavík yesterday, who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Chief epidemiologist for the Directorate of Health Þórólfur Guðnason addressed the issue at a press conference today, Vísir reports. The man…
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Couple Found Dead Last Week Likely Died Of Exposure, Preliminary Investigations Show
Preliminary investigations being conducted by the police indicate that a young couple who were found dead in South Iceland last week very likely died of exposure. This was disclosed in an announcement from the South Iceland Police. The police emphasise that these…
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Couple Found Dead In Sólheimasandur, Police Investigating
A man and a woman in their twenties were found dead, about 150 metres apart from one another, near the wreckage of the DC-3 airplane on Sólheimasandur, South Iceland, yesterday. Police are investigating the matter and, as they were both Chinese nationals,…
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VIDEO: How Christmas Is Trying To Kill You, With Dr. Sebastian Kunz
It’s that time of year again: time for myocardial infarctions. Forensic pathologist Dr. Sebastian Kunz doesn’t want to see you in his workplace this holiday season. But he knows more than a lot of other people that Christmastime behaviour can kill people.…
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How Not To Die In Iceland, Part 2: On The Road
When we last spoke with Dr. Kunz, he discussed with us many of the various and sundry ways that people can die while visiting in Iceland. This time around, he wants to talk about one of the more common ways a tourist…
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Search For Missing Man In Iceland Ends In Tragedy
An Icelandic man was found dead at the site of a newly opened ice cave that had dangerously high levels of sulfides. The search for the man was extensive, involving up to 200 people. RÚV reports that authorities were alerted at around…
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How Not To Die In Iceland: Cardiac And Pulmonary Events The Main Cause Of Death In Iceland
Our readers are aware that the number of tourists to Iceland is growing at an accelerating rate. Yet you might be surprised to learn that while the number of tourists who die in Iceland is likewise increasing, it is not increasing in…
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Yes, Iceland IS Trying to Kill You
Light fracturing the froth of a wild grey wave, flotsam churning over with the power of the sea. It’s hypnotic. The roar of it, the hiss of the wind and the stretch of beach, black and shimmering like the night sky. The…
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Tourist Found Dead In Iceland AirBnB
A young American man was found dead at his Reykjavík AirBnB flat Saturday morning, reports Stundinn. The man was visiting Iceland with a group of friends to celebrate a birthday. He was discovered dead when he failed to wake up after a tour guide…
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Last Words: Die Before You Die
Death is everywhere on New Year’s Eve. This is the time we choose to purify ourselves. The death of time, the death of memories, the death of ideas. Champagne, fireworks, masks. Look to the sky and think about the things that were…
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Body Discovered At Grandi Harbour
The body of a man was discovered early this morning in the Grandi harbour area, and police do not suspect foul play at this time. Vísir reports that the body was discovered by a passerby this morning, who alerted authorities. While numerous…
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Body Found Near Askja
A French tourist made a tragic discovery just outside the volcanic crater of Askja yesterday, when the body of a tourist was found in the lava crags nearby. Vísir reports that police do not suspect foul play at this stage of the…
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Sheep Death By Car On The Rise
There has been a sharp increase in incidences of sheep struck and killed by cars in northwest Iceland, brought about by a number of factors. RÚV reports that there have been about 50 reported sheep impacts in the Westfjords this year alone.…
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Tour Company Will Stop Going To Reynisfjara
A tour company has made the decision to stop taking tourists to Reynisfjara beach, where a tourist was recently drowned in the undertow. Police say that even keeping watch over the beach and advising people to stay away from the water is…
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Death At Reynisfjara
Despite repeated warnings and too many close calls, a tourist has drowned in Reynisfjara after being swept out to sea. MBL reports that a foreign tourist who was reported missing has been found. Unfortunately, the man in question drowned in Reynisfjara. According…
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Black Metal Masters Zhrine Have One Gloomy Announcement And Release
Under an assortment of different monikers and styles, ethereal blackened death metal outfit Zhrine have been a staple of the local extreme metal diet since the new wave of Icelandic Death Metal first started beating these rocky shores. After a lengthy absence…
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Iceland: Leading The World In Death By Overdose (Maybe, Maybe Not)
New data shows Iceland in the top spot for death by drug overdose – per one million inhabitants. According to new data from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Iceland holds the dubious distinction of being Number One in…