American tourist Scott Stevens and his daughter Wylde, 10, believe they were moments away from being killed in Iceland\u2019s cave collapse on Sunday. <\/p>\n
Stevens, visiting from Austin, Texas, was taking photos of his daughter in the Brei\u00f0amerkurj\u00f6kull ice cave and almost stayed a few extra minutes to take pictures with an additional lens. <\/p>\n
About a minute after they left the cave, \ufeffthere was a loud \u201cboom\u201d and they heard the cave \u201cbreak.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cIt felt like if you were to actually grab that other lens, then you\u2019d 100% be dead right now \u2026 We\u2019d be dead. We were standing in that exact spot,\u201d Wylde Stevens said. \u201cI\u2019m trying not to \u2013 I don\u2019t want to think about it.\u201d <\/p>\n
One American man was killed, and an American woman was injured in the cave collapse. A group of 23 tourists from several countries were exploring the attraction, located in the southeast of the country, when the incident occurred, according to public broadcaster RUV. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe was very concerned that I would, I would have died taking her picture \u2026 I guess it felt like it could have very easily been us,\u201d Scott Stevens said about his daughter. \u201cAnd you know, I was thinking of that poor guy. He\u2019s just here on his holiday, and I\u2019m sure he thought he\u2019d be going home today or tomorrow or the next day. And you know, he\u2019s not going home.\u201d <\/p>\n
The elder Stevens said there were two separate groups visiting the cave. He was in the first group and the deceased and injured were in the second, he said. <\/p>\n
The groups traveled together, but each had about a dozen people with separate tour guides. <\/p>\n
When Scott Stevens heard the loud boom, he was talking to his group\u2019s tour guide. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe kind of looked at me. I looked at him. We kind of had that like \u2018That\u2019s not good\u2019 look,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Stevens and his guide ran down into the ravine to see what was happening and saw a woman in pain. <\/p>\n
\u201cI saw the woman with my own eyes. I know she was hurt,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
The tour guides and a doctor who happened to be on the tour were assisting her, he added. <\/p>\n
\ufeffStevens said his tour guide was distraught. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe was in tears. \u2026 He came back. He had blood on him, I think from the deceased gentleman. And the other tour guide was equally destroyed. \u2026 traumatized beyond belief, both of them,\u201d Stevens said. <\/p>\n
Stevens said he later learned from the news that the American tourists were a couple. A US State Department spokesperson confirmed the death of one US citizen and the injury of another, saying they were \u201cready to provide consular assistance.\u201d <\/p>\n
Ice caves are a popular destination for visitors to Iceland, an island nation in the north Atlantic that sits on the southern edge of the Arctic Circle. Glaciers cover about 11% of the country. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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