– The Main Rescue Center was notified shortly before 16:30 of an avalanche in Lyngen, where two people are involved, says Thomas Ringen at the Main Rescue Center in northern Norway.
Police report that the rescue management has been in contact with the two involved on the phone.
One of the two who was taken in the avalanche is injured, and it is still unclear whether there are other people in the avalanche.
Four helicopters, rescue dogs and volunteers have been sent to the area.
Photo: Unni Steinlund
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Challenging weather conditions for the relief crew
Four helicopters have been sent to the landslide area.
– Bell helicopter from the Armed Forces, Air Ambulance helicopter, Coast Guard helicopter that was nearby and SAR Queen rescue helicopter from Banak, says Ringen.
In addition, rescue dogs and volunteer helpers are in place.
However, due to heavy snow, there are challenges in transporting the relief crew.
The police are now working on a plan on how to transport the aid crew into the area.
The avalanche has hit Daltinden, just west of Furuflaten in Lyngen. Daltinden is known as one of the most visited ski mountains in the Lyngen Alps.
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