Ice Climber Dies in Avalanche in Norway – One Severely Injured

One person has died and another person is seriously injured after being swept away by an avalanche in Gaustatoppfossene in southern Norway, writes VG. Despite 18 hours having passed since the alarm, the rescue operation is still ongoing.

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Ice Climber Dies in Avalanche in Norway – One Severely Injured
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About seven hours after the avalanche, the rescue team reached the two ice climbers.

Right now, we're working on getting out a severely injured patient, says operations leader Lise Bjørnsund to the newspaper.

The location is described as both steep and slippery, and bad weather prevails.

The conditions for those working on site are extremely demanding, explained incident commander Jan Kristian Johnsrud to VG on Saturday evening.

Several snowmobiles also got stuck during the rescue operation.

The ice climbing area at Gausta consists of several waterfalls on a 30-40 meter high cliff at 1,200 meters above sea level, according to the website Peakbook.

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