Two people were injured and two are missing after an ice cave collapsed yesterday in the southeastern part of Iceland, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
A group of 25 tourists were visiting the Breidamerkurjökull glacier as part of a guided tour when the cave collapsed. Dozens of rescuers and two helicopters were dispatched to the scene, local television reported.
A spokesman for the authorities said that the conditions at the scene of the accident were extremely difficult.
Breidamerkurjökull, located in the southeastern part of the country, is a glacial tongue that extends from the southern Vatnajökull glacier into the Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon. The floating iceberg lagoon is one of Iceland's main tourist attractions and was used as a filming location for the James Bond films Death Valley View. and "Don't Die Today", as well as for "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider".
The region offers numerous opportunities for hiking through ice caves.