Since Wednesday morning (local time), a massive search has been underway for the man who is believed to have fallen into a crevasse in Grindavik.
Up to 40 people from the Icelandic Rescue Service are involved in the search, which has focused on the crack the man was working on. Morgunblaðið says Boogie Adolfsson From the local rescue service it is currently not possible to estimate the depth of the fissure.
Work on filling large cracks in Grindavík will be suspended in the coming days.
According to the newspaper, weather conditions at the site are deteriorating rapidly, and heavy rain is falling at the same time as darkness falls.
Police chief Alvar Lovixson He says that after seven hours of work, no trace of the man was found. Shortly before 21:00 Finnish time, police and emergency services are focusing on securing the location of rescue personnel.
“We'll search until we find it,” Lovixon says..
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