A tourist in Norway was left under the snow for seven hours
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A tourist buried by an avalanche in northern Norway has been pulled out alive after spending seven hours trapped under the snow, local media reported.
A man, aged between 40 and 50, was found conscious under about 1.5 metres of snow shortly after midnight in Lyngen municipality. He spent seven hours in the "air pocket" and managed to call the police.
"People buried by snow who survive an avalanche usually drown within 10 minutes. Some survive longer. But seven hours is almost unique in history," said Audun Hetland, an avalanche researcher at the Arctic University of Norway.
Kristian Midtgard, who found the man with his dog Whiskey, shared his impressions on television.
"It was very surprising that he was still alive. All statistics and experience show that this is not possible when you have been buried for so long," he stressed.
The man was part of a group of three foreign tourists on a ski tour in a region that authorities have warned is at high risk of avalanches. Another member of the trio was caught in falling snow and swept into the waters of the fjord. He managed to get out and contact authorities. The search for the missing woman is ongoing. The nationalities of the tourists have not been released, the news agency reported. KosovaPress.
