Tula resident Sergei Gavrikov, who died while climbing Elbrus in sneakers without the necessary equipment, played football and recently refereed matches in Luzhniki. This was told to socialbites.ca by his friend Maxim. According to him, Gavrikov’s version of suicide is “absolute nonsense.”
“I used to play [в футбол – «Газета.Ru»]. We know him from his Moscow friends as a football referee, for nearly eight years he refereed every Sunday and Wednesday matches in Luzhniki. “I can say one thing for sure, what they write about suicide in the comments is complete nonsense,” he said.
Another friend of the deceased, Artem, told socialbites.ca that Gavrikov played in the Sputnik team and was one of the main players in the team.
“He was such an amazing person, he was the soul of the company. I myself am a football player, Sergey was my football manager. Yes, he was one of the main players of the Sputnik team, he played too. He was a football referee. He was always helpful and helpful, suggesting how and where to do it right.”
On March 3, it became known that Tula resident Sergei Gavrikov died during an unsuccessful attempt to climb Mount Elbrus without special equipment, wearing sports clothes and sneakers. According to the Ministry of Emergencies of Kabardino-Balkaria, the body of a tourist was found on a mountain slope at an altitude of 4.8-4.9 thousand meters. The Russian Federation also reported that his friend tried to climb with Gavrikov. At an altitude of 4.3 thousand meters, he felt uncomfortable and turned back.