Tourist Dies in Ice Cave Collapse in Iceland

26th August 2024

Two people are missing, and another is in hospital.

The accident happened on the Breidamerkurjökull glacier in the south of the country and all those in the group were foreign tourists.

The ice collapsed as the group of 25 people were visiting an ice cave with a guide on Sunday.

The police said there was nothing to suggest that the trip to the cave should not have taken place.

“Ice cave tours happen almost the whole year,” said Chief Superintendent Rúnarsson on Icelandic TV.

“These are experienced and powerful mountain guides who run these trips. It’s always possible to be unlucky.

“I trust these people to assess the situation – when it’s safe or not safe to go, and good work has been done there over time. This is a living land, so anything can happen.”

The search operation is continuing.