3 SepTourists were in danger in Reynisfjara Black Beach yesterday when a group walked into the sea despite considerable waves. Carlos Mondragón Galera, an employee of Black Ice Travel Company, took pictures of the tourists and posted on the Facebook group Stupid Things People Do in Iceland, one of which features an elderly woman with a walker in the sea.
25 JulTraffic is the biggest cause of casualties for tourists in Iceland, but data is not yet available to show that accidents involving tourists are now more common than in previous years.
14 JulA facility fee for the use of the Reynisfjördur parking lot is to be introduced next week. Íris Guðnadóttir, one of the landowners of Reynisfjördur, says the purpose of implementing the facility fee is primarily to cover the cost and contribute to the infrastructure and operation of the area.
26 Apr“There are still a lot of queries coming for the summer but we unfortunately just need to turn people away, because our situation is such that the summer is more or less sold out,” says Sara Ósk Rúnarsdóttir, receptionist at the Fosshotel Jökulsárlón.
13 Dec 2022The installation of warning and information signs in Reynisfjara Black Beach is completed. In addition to the signs, a 300-metre long chain was installed along the parking lot, leading people along a footpath and past the signs. Police cameras were installed on a mast in the beach bar. Images from there are streamed to the South Iceland Police’s guard office in Selfoss.
22 Oct 2022Landlords are expected to meet in early November for discussing the issue of Kirkjufell in Grundarfjörður, according to landowner Jóhannes Þorvarðarson. The land in Kirkjufell is divided into three holdings, and Jóhannes says it takes time to get people together as there are many landowners.
20 Oct 2022A man died in an accident on Kirkjufell in Grundarfjörður yesterday but in the past few years there have been several fatal accidents and rescue teams have had to rescue people that have either been trapped or had an accident.
17 Aug 2022The waves in Reynisfjara Black Beach will reach up to 3.7 meters today. Tomorrow they will be even higher, or up to 4.7 meters, which is quite unusual. This is reported on the weather website Blika.
29 Jun 2022An alarm system at Reynisfjara Black Beach is now in the works, but the system uses flashing lights to indicate the level of danger at the beach with the red colour signalling extreme danger.
22 Jun 2022Last night a working group was formed to improve the security at Reynisfjara Black Beach and there will be a definite plan in place no later than the 30th of September this year.
14 Jun 2022"I think I can talk for all guides in the country when I say that I am mortified over the death that occurred in Reynisfjara Black Beach last weekend," says Friðrik Rafnsson the chairman of Leiðsögn, the union of Icelandic guides.
13 Jun 2022Rescue teams from the Southern part of Iceland and the Westman Islands were called out last Friday because of an accident in Reynisfjara Black Beach just before five o‘clock.
12 May 2022An ambulance was called to Reynisfjara Black Sand beach late Tuesday night when a Spanish tourist was in mortal danger after going into the sea.
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