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Why We Light Fireworks: Remembering Sigurður Kristófer McQuillan Óskarsson
The quiet selflessness of Search and Rescue On December 31, countries throughout the world will literally light money on fire to pretend to have a sense of community. You can line up all your devices on your lonely couch and watch Boston,…
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Search And Rescue Team Member Died During Training
On November 3, media outlets reported that a person fell into the Tungufljót River near Geysir in South Iceland. The person was later confirmed as Sigurður Kristófer McQuillan Óskarsson, chairperson of the search and rescue team Kyndill in Mosfellsbær. Sigurður fell in…
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Search Underway For Tourists Missing At Kerlingarfjöll
The search continues for two tourists who became trapped in a cave after a rockfall at Kerlingarfjöll on August 5th, reports RÚV. The tourists contacted the emergency line through online chat. Jón Þór Víglundsson, spokesperson for Landsbjörg (Icelandic Association for Search and…
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Research Scientists Rescued From Earthquake Region
Two researchers from the Icelandic Meteorological Office were rescued yesterday, after they became lost on the Reykjanes peninsula and requested help. The workers, a man and a woman, became separated from their group as they were studying gasses connected to the seismic activity…