The woman died after falling at Glymur

The Landsbjörg resuce team at the premises yesterday.

The Landsbjörg resuce team at the premises yesterday. Photo/ICE-SAR Landsbjörg

A woman in her twenties died after falling into the canyon by the waterfall Glymur in Hvalfjörður, Hvalfjörður, yesterday.

She had been with her spouse on a hike up the gorge to the top of Glymur when she fell off the edge. The fall was very high and the woman died instantly, the police in West Iceland said.

Glymur is the second highest waterfall in Iceland, at 198 meters.

Glymur is the second highest waterfall in Iceland and in …

Glymur is the second highest waterfall in Iceland and in icy conditions can be dangerous. Ljósmynd/Landsbjörg

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