Fatal accident in Brúará River yesterday

Another fatal accident was yesterday, when a man who fell into Hlauptungufoss waterfall in Brúará River yesterday was found dead. It has been confirmed by the police in Suðurland that the man was a  foreign tourist.

All available rescue teams were called in due to the accident, including emergency responders and divers from the fire department in the capital area, who were transported to the scene by the Coast Guard's helicopter.

This is confirmed by Ásgeir Erlendsson, information representative of the Coast Guard, in an interview with mbl.is.

Fatal accident two years ago

A fatal accident occurred in Brúará in 2022, when a man jumped after his son who had fallen into the river. The father managed to push his son to the bank where other tourists grabbed him, but the current took the father and carried him down the river where he died. Was the man a Canadian citizen.

Last year, a person also fell into the river. He was airlifted to the hospital, but his condition was listed.