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Dog Missing For 20 Days Found On Mountainside, Rescued, And Reunited With Owners
Píla, a dog living in Bolungarvík who was scared off by fireworks and since went missing on January 6th, has been returned to her owners after a dramatic rescue. [su_pullquote]Win a signed copy of the new book by nature photographer RAX! Just…
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Police Search For Owner Of Rodent
Police in the southwest region of Suðurnes are looking for the owner of the rodent shown above. Inexplicably, the exact species of rodent is a contentious matter. “This beautiful hamster was found on a walk at Sunnubraut in Keflavík earlier this evening…
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Mystery Surrounds Series Of Missing Cats In Mosfellsbær
Cats have been disappearing under mysterious circumstances in the town of Mosfellsbær, Fréttablaðið reports, and while there are numerous speculations, no one is exactly sure why this keeps happening. The latest case involves Gréttir (which is, incidentally, the Icelandic interpretation of Garfield’s…
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Without A Trace: The Strange Case Of Jón Þröstur Jónsson
For over two weeks at the time of this writing, Jón Þröstur Jónsson has been missing. Disappearances in Iceland are uncommon enough—police records showing only 120 Icelanders have gone missing since 1945—but Jón disappeared in Dublin, Ireland. This fact is one of…
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120 Icelanders Have Disappeared Since 1945
120 people in Iceland have disappeared without a trace since 1945, RÚV reports. This matter was brought to light in a yearly report from the National Commissioner of the Police. Most striking of all is there was only one woman amongst the…
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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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Police Request Help Finding French Tourist Missing Since July 5
Update, July 13: The woman has now been found safe and sound. The police in Suðurnes in the southwest of Iceland are asking the public for assistance in the search for Louise Soreda, a French tourist who has not been heard from…
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Tourist To Be Reunited With Missing Hat
American travel journalist, Godfrey Hall, took out an ad in Morgunblaðið newspaper this week, hoping to track down his 66°North beanie, lost on a recent trip to Iceland. According to Morgunblaðið, Hall knew it was unlikely that anyone would know where his…
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Record Number Of Reports Of Missing Children
Never before have the police received so many reports of missing children. In March alone, the capital area police received 32 requests for help in finding missing children and young people. According to Vísir, this year has seen a 53% on average…
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Search For Artur Ended Until New Evidence Surfaces
The search for Artur Jarmoszko, who went missing early this month, will be put on hold until further evidence surfaces, reports RÚV. Guðmundur Páll Jónsson, who is heading the investigation, told reporters that despite many leads from the public the trail had…
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Search For Artur Ramps Up
Police and Search and Rescue workers have begun their formal search for Artur Jarmoszko, reports Vísir. Roughly 70 volunteers joined in a search through Kópavogur, a Reykjavík suburb, after Artur’s phone records revealed that the area was his last known location before…
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Missing In Iceland: Melatonin
For better or worse, there are lots of things that you won’t find in Iceland. Amongst these things is melatonin. Why can’t you find this common sleep aid anywhere for sale in Iceland? Because of European and Icelandic laws: you can get…
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Hunter Found, Reunited With Owner
American Border Collie, Hunter, who went missing in Keflavík last Friday after his travel case burst open on an airport conveyor belt has been found, reports DV. Hunter was found wandering around the beach of Ósabotn near Þórshöfn by a search team with his owner…
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Police End Official Search For Missing Woman
Police are ending their extensive week-long search for lawyer Ásta Stefánsdóttir, who was reported missing 11 days ago while holidaying with her spouse, Pino De Los Angeles Becerra Bolanos, reports Vísir. The two women were reported missing on Saturday, June 8, after they went for…
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Hunter Continues To Elude Capture
Hunter, an American Border Collie is still missing in Keflavík after his travel case burst open on an airport conveyor belt on Friday, while in transit to the U.S, reports Vísir. Hunter’s owners, who realised upon arrival that their dog did not make the flight,…
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Woman Takes Part In Search For Herself
A tourist who was declared missing and the subject of an intense police search had no idea she was missing, and in fact took part in the search itself. The story began on Saturday, Morgunblaðið reports, when a woman who was described…