A sixth tourist died on Klyuchevskaya Sopka. Rescue operation delayed for one day

While the number of dead tourists increased to 6 in Kamchatka, another tourist lost his life the day before. This was reported by the Interfax agency with reference to a representative of the Ministry of Emergencies’ regional headquarters.

“Six people died, four people are conscious, but one of them has a broken leg. In the statement made by the Ministry, it was stated that two groups of rescue teams moved to the scene with four pieces of equipment in their hands.

Rescuers have so far not been able to reach people at an altitude of more than 4,000 meters. During the night, two tourists managed to descend to the base camp at an altitude of 3.3 thousand meters.

Baza reported that the rescue operation was postponed to September 5th. The helicopter of the Ministry of Emergencies from both sides tried to fly to an altitude of 3300 meters, where the camp is located, but “could not land both times due to strong winds of up to 27 m / s.”

very high chance of survival

Central School of Mountaineering Instructors Rescuer Denis Kiselev, in a conversation with socialbites.ca, said that such a long path for rescuers to be stranded on top of a mountain is normal in high mountain conditions.

“It is the truth of the mountains that the saviors really cannot get out. This is pretty standard. The story is such that visibility in the mountains, especially with a strong wind, drops so much that the wind actually puts a person on the ground and cannot get up. In such situations, it is very difficult not to lose yourself, let alone to find someone. Visibility is 3-5 meters on the slopes of the mountains, like not seeing your neighbor’s house in city conditions. This is very, very serious. And rescuers really can not – it is very difficult to save people in such conditions, ”explained the expert.

At the same time, Kiselev emphasized that he considers the chances of saving the surviving tourists very high.

“I’m 100% sure nothing will happen to them. Of course, in conditions of a broken leg this is unpleasant. There is a “golden hour” rule, the sooner a person goes to a medical facility, the faster they will recover. But as far as I know, they have tents and other men have a there is a forester’s house. So they are still protected, ”said the mountaineer.

According to him, if there are no additional problems – like breaking a tent – then “the guys will survive”. Kiselev asked for patience.

“It’s quite possible to survive in these conditions and I’m sure everything will end well,” he said.

fell into the abyss

On August 30, a group of tourists from seven regions of Russia, consisting of 10 people from the Novosibirsk travel company and two guides, began climbing the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano in Kamchatka. This is the highest active volcano in Eurasia, its height reaches almost 5 thousand meters.

On September 3, media reported that five people were killed after falling from a height of about 4,150 meters. One tourist also broke his leg, the second lost consciousness in the fall and died in the morning. According to journalists, the tourists walked in groups of three. At one point, at an altitude of more than 4000 meters, one could not resist and flew down, dragging two more with him. At the same time, another trio failed.

According to Baza, Pavel Selyanichev from Moscow, Maxim Solovyov from Gus-Khrustalny, Ekaterina Kosyuk from Moscow, Andrei Gutor from Moscow, Alexander Zhilovachik from Kamen-on-Obi and Evgeny Sorokin from Elektrostal died.

A few hours after the tragedy, two tourists – Anastasia Usacheva and Roman Averin – managed to reach the hunter’s house at an altitude of 3300 m. Four more tourists are waiting for rescuers near the scene in tents – one of them, Andrey Mishchenko, has a broken leg.

Upon the death of people, a criminal case was initiated under Part 3 of Art. 109 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (causes death by negligence of two or more people).