Bodies of horses recovered

The body of a drowned horse being hoisted out of …

The body of a drowned horse being hoisted out of the icy lake by helicopter. mbl.is/Árni Sæberg

All the corpses of the horses who drowned in an icy lake at Bessastaðir have been recovered. Divers broke through the ice on the lake and secured ropes to the corpes which were then hoisted up by a helicopter provided by Reykjavik Helicopters. 

"A tragic accident," said Einar Þór Jóhannessson, manager of Íshestar stables. 

mbl.is/Árni Sæberg

mbl.is/Árni Sæberg

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