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Two Tourists Rescued Near Landmannalaugar
Rescue teams assisted two tourists last night who had become lost in fog and rain near Landmannalaugar, reports RÚV. The hikers had been navigating the trail between Landmannalaugar and Hrafntinnusker when they realised they were disoriented and contacted the Emergency Line at…
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Fourteen People Rescued From Glacier
Last week, a group of fourteen people was rescued from the Öræfajökull volcanic glacier, RÚV reports. [su_pullquote]Summer Sale on T-Shirts in the Grapevine shop! We only have a chance to wear a T-shirt outdoors for about 2 months of the year here…
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Swan Couple Rescued in Vík
A pair of swans had been recently rescued by the employees of Vegagerðin’s service center in Vík. The swans got stuck in the floodwaters, exhausted and unable to fly away. Luckily, the team from Vegagerðin came to rescue them. [su_pullquote]Easter is drawing…
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Search For Missing Plane Continues
A massive search and rescue operation is currently underway in Iceland, as a four-seater plane carrying three tourists and one pilot disappeared yesterday morning while flying over Heiðmörk in the direction of Þingvallavatn, RÚV reports. The plane has not been heard from…
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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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Ignored “Road Impassable” Sign, Got Stuck, Required Rescue
The rescue squad needed to be deployed after a group of tourists allegedly ignored a sign indicating that a road was impassable, drove onwards, and got their vehicle stuck in poor conditions, RÚV reports. [su_pullquote]Get 15% off Grapevine Christmas products until January…
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Helicopter Rescues Fallen Woman At Stuðlagil
A coast guard helicopter was called to Stuðlagil yesterday afternoon to rescue an injured tourist. The woman had fallen 15 metres from the river in front of a popular viewing point, reports RÚV. Due to poor cellular service in the area there…
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Lost American Tourist At Geldingadalur Found By Rescue Squad
Over the weekend, American tourist Scott Estill was separated from his wife near the eruption site at Fagradalsfjall. Police and rescue teams conducted a search for more than 24 hours in the area. Scott was finally found at eight o’clock Saturday night,…
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Rescue Teams Rush To Girls In Distress On A Boat In Þingvallavatn
At seven o’clock Friday morning, emergency services received a call from three girls that were having problems on their boat in Þingvallavatn, reports Vísir. Troubled boat at a lake taking on water Slysavarnafélagið Landsbjörg (ICE-SAR) explains that the girls were on an…
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The Fire Brigade Rescues Parrot; Arrests Horse
The fire brigade in the capital area was in for a surprise yesterday when they were called to rescue an adventure-seeking parrot and a horse on a swimming trip in Elliðavatn, Vísir reports. Parrot on the run Yesterday, firefighters reported the extraordinary…
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Missing Man At Geldingadalur Has Been Found Safe And Sound
The owner of a car left at Geldingadalur has been found after he was thought to be missing. The man simply stayed the night in Grindavík, not realising that rescue teams were out looking for him, Vísir reports. Upon waking up, the…
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Company Leads Tourists On Snowmobile Tour On A Glacier, Requiring Rescue From Storm
39 tourists, including several children, needed to be rescued from atop Langjökull glacier yesterday, RÚV reports, when their snowmobile tour was caught in a storm. Several of them have reportedly sustained injuries from frostbite, and a meteorologist tells reporters that a severe…
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Boy Missing After Falling Into River While Helping Farmer Clear Snow
A young boy fell into the river of Núpá in North Iceland last night, RÚV reports, while helping a farmer clear snow to restore electricity to his homestead. He is still missing, and the search for him is still underway. The boy…
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Icelandic Coast Guard Rescues Hit New Record
Half of those rescued by the Icelandic Coast Guard (LHG) last year were foreign nationals, with a record year had for rescues in total, according to an announcement from LHG. In all, LHG responded to 278 calls in 2018, and there has…
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Sounding The Alarm: How Iceland Responds To Natural Disasters
It is common knowledge to people with even the most cursory knowledge of Iceland that we live on a very geologically active island. Earthquakes are a constant occurrence (even if most of the tremors are too small to be noticeable, let alone…
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VIDEO: Icelandic Police Rescue Owl From Ventilation Shaft
Police in southwest Iceland were dispatched yesterday to respond to an unusual call: an owl had gotten itself trapped in a ventilation shaft at the old Patterson airbase in Keflavík, and was in need of rescuing. RÚV reports that the owl was…
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Icelandic Pilot Whales Stuck, Rescued, Then Come Back
A valiant rescue effort to herd a pod of pilot whales in west Iceland was successful, but now the whales seem to have returned near to where they got stuck before. RÚV reported yesterday that dozens of pilot whales were spotted in…
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Icelandic Coast Guard Seizes Drone That Disturbed Rescue Operation
Workers rescuing a woman with an injured back from the side of a mountain were followed by an annoying guest, potentially putting lives in danger. According to an article from the Icelandic Coast Guard, rescue workers were alerted last Monday about a…
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Cat Owner Rescued From Tree – VIDEO
No one likes to see their cat stuck in a tree, but rescuing one is perhaps best left to those trained for the task. RÚV reports that police and the fire department received a call about a cat stuck in a tree…
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Upwards Of 150 Whales Saved
Rescue workers fought to keep between 100-150 long-finned pilot whales from beaching themselves on Snæfellsnes in west Iceland last night, reports RÚV. “The problem was that they kept pushing for shore,” Kristinn Jónasson, the mayor of Snæfellsbær told RÚV. “Some of them…
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Firefighters Rescue Cat From Roof
If for whatever reason you needed an adorable human interest story today, Reykjavík’s firefighters have one for you. “Some dispatches are more fun than others,” Capital Area Firefighters posted on Facebook today. The reason for their jubilation: they were called out to…
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Tourists On Ice Wanted To Look At Seals
The tourists who were “trapped” on ice yesterday had reportedly wandered off to get a better look at seals. While it was initially reported that some 50 tourists had become trapped at Jökulsárlón when they wandered onto floating ice, Vísir now reports…
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Couple Injured After Terrible Fall
A chopper from the Icelandic Coast Guard needed to be called to rescue a couple who fell and slid some 100 metres. Vísir reports that a man in his forties and a woman in her sixties were amongst members of a group…