Tourist dies near Hrafntinnusker

A foreign tourist died yesterday near Hrafntinnusker, a mountain located along the Laugavegur hiking trail and near the mountain hut of the same name.

The Icelandic Coast Guard’s helicopter was dispatched around 3 p.m. yesterday due to a medical emergency involving an individual located near Hrafntinnusker — a 1,128-meter-high mountain on the Laugavegur trail, which runs between Landmannalaugar and Þórsmörk.

According to a statement from the South Iceland Police, the Coast Guard helicopter and search and rescue teams responded to the scene.

"Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful, and the individual was pronounced dead at the scene," the statement said.