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20:05 Thursday, 13 November 2025
Thorns mastermind Snorre W. Ruch and Slagmaur guitarist and bassist Rune "General Gribbsphiiser" Røstad appear to be missing in the mountains near Tjønnstua, Norway.
According to Dagur Gíslason of Misþyrming via Instagram: "A major search operation is now taking place for our friends Snorre W. Ruch and the General from Slagmaur in the mountains of Fosen. They have not returned from a planned hike they started on Tuesday, and severe weather has been reported in the area.
"If you are in Central Norway and able to help, please contact the Chief of Operations at Fosen Fire and Rescue. Please help us share this. We are following the updates in the local newspaper from the peninsula at www.Fosen-folket.no"
Norwegian newspaper Fosna-Folket further reported that the Red Cross, fire department, and Civil Defense services are out looking for Ruch and Røstad as they did not return home as planned on Thursday morning, November 13.
"The men reportedly reported that they planned to walk inland towards Tussbotna, cross the water with Teksdalsdammen, and spend the night there before they wanted to go up to Torsenget the next day to do some photography work," reported Fosna-Folket.
"The Red Cross is now following the planned route, which is estimated to take around seven hours and forty minutes to walk. However, why the car is parked at Tjønnstua is a mystery."
Response leader Rasmus Lein added: "The shortest route would have been to start from Elveng. The fact that the car is here may indicate that they chose a different route – perhaps via the old ski lift and up towards the Varghiet forests, before possibly crossing the road at the Nordelven. That is among the possibilities we are considering."
This is a developing story.
