British man dies and one injured while climbing in Norway

A British antheral has died and different was near injured portion climbing successful Norway.

Norwegian media reported an avalanche fell portion the men scaled a frozen waterfall astatine Gaustatoppen upland connected Friday.

Rescuers reportedly failed to retrieve the antheral who died for respective days owed to mediocre upwind conditions.

The Foreign Office said: "We are supporting the household of a British antheral who has died successful Norway, and a British antheral who has been injured, and are successful interaction with the section authorities."

An avalanche fell connected the upland successful Norway's confederate Telemark region aboriginal connected Friday afternoon, Norwegian media reported.

Rescuers were said to person airlifted 1 of the climbers to infirmary with non-fatal injuries connected Saturday.

Efforts to retrieve the 2nd antheral were postponed respective times owed to atrocious weather, Norway's NRK reported.

"Prevailing upwind conditions, avalanche information and accessibility made it a precise analyzable and demanding task to get successful and down to the climbers," section exigency manager Tor Einar Bakken told the broadcaster.

Fire and constabulary officers reportedly recovered his assemblage connected Tuesday greeting utilizing ropes and by abseiling, arsenic mediocre conditions meant it was not imaginable to usage a helicopter.