14 rescued after avalanche – Romsdals Budstikke

– The landslide prevented the opportunity to come down from the mountain. It says Rolf Anders Korstad by police operations center in Kristiansund Rbnett

– It was a pretty big landslide, but the information we have so no taken by landslide, says Korstad.

At 18.00 o’clock was the first eight taken down from the mountain. Six skiers waiting on top. These were taken on helicopter number two. At 18.30 o’clock was the rescue operation ended.

Called for Help

– We got a call from one of the SIOM was in procession on top at 14.50. They told me they did not come down from the mountain because of the slide that has gone below them. It is very poor mobile coverage in the area so we are not sure the number of skiers. But after what we have been told so there are eight people in your party. And as far as we know there is no children among them, told Korstad to Rbnett at 16 o’clock.

Later century adjusted to 14.

– We had no idea it was so many, said Bjorn Jarle Aamlid by JRCC for southern Norway, to Rbnett.

– At 18.30 we are up on the mountain to retrieve the last six skilperne, he continued.

Mountain Nyheitind in Nesset neighboring mountains to the slightly more famous mountain Gjuratind, a mountain that is an attractive hiking destinations from DNT cabin Svartvassbu.

Helicopter

Rescue Coordination Centre for Southern Norway has requested a sea King -helikopet from Ørlandet assistance to retrieve the 14skiløperne down from the mountain. They will be flown to the parking lot in Grøvdalen where they have their cars parked. The rescue operation lasted for fully until 18.30 o’clock Saturday afternoon.

It was good weather in the area and there are no reports that some of those who are drawn down is damaged.

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