All people who went missing after the thunderstorm have been located and reported safe. "There were 9 people on the list. We've managed to locate them. They're all safe," Roman Wieczorek from Zakopane police said on Friday.
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Wieczorek explained that the police have managed to contact all those who had gone missing. None of them were near the summits during the storm.
He also said that an emergency line is still operating and the police officers are constantly taking calls from worried families. They trying their best to quickly reaffirm that given persons are safe and sound.
The police have ended the search nearby Giewont, finding only small pieces of touristic equipment. "We haven't found any people that would require any help," Wieczorek said.
Tatra Volunteer Search and Rescue helicopter team also finished checking the north face of Giewont, also not having found anyone in need of help.
"We've finished our search, but new circumstances may appear at any time now. We're prepared for that," said the spokesman for the Zakopane police.
Thursday's heavy thunderstorm in the Polish Tatras took the lives of 4 people, including 2 children. Hospitals reported that 157 were injured.
A fifth person was killed by the storm in the West Tatras in neighbouring Slovakia, mountain rescue services reported.
Lightning hit a group of tourists on Giewont, a 1,894-metre mountain in Poland, after a sunny morning turned stormy.
Tourists climbing Giewont often aim to end their trip at the summit, where a 15-metre iron cross was installed in 1901. The cross is believed to attract lightning.
Autor: gf / Źródło: TVN24 News in English, PAP, Reuters