Two children – a boy and a girl – born in 2016 and 2017 – disappeared at sea on a beach near Evpatoria in the Saki region of Crimea on 12 June. The press service of the Public Prosecutor’s Office reported that the operation services were searched.
“An investigation has been organized regarding the disappearance of young children in the Saki area. Currently, employees of the operational services are conducting search activities to determine their location.
The Crimea and Sevastopol Investigation Department of the TFR opened a criminal case under Part 3 of Art. 109 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “causing death by negligence”.
Investigators think the boy and girl are dead. According to TASS, the official document states that children “died as a result of their parents’ negligence.”
Also, there were no warning signs on the beach. “A legal assessment will be made of this situation,” the ministry said.
According to the news of REN TV, the bodies of children who were taken to the open sea in Crimea the previous day were found. According to the Moskva24 TV channel, they have been searched for more than a day and have already been found.
“Yesterday, two families were resting on the beach. The children went swimming on the mattress in front of their parents. Due to a strong wind, a strong current began to quickly carry them to the sea. Parents tried to swim to them, but to no avail. In a message from the SHOT Telegram channel, the adults saw the bed turn over and the children themselves fell into the water, ”he said.
At the same time, the channel claims that the children’s father works as a county police officer, while the mother of one of the missing is an investigator.
“The wind came up and in half a minute they were about 150 meters inland. They were still too small so they didn’t try to swim. So I swam after them. Then this swimming structure turned upside down and rolled over heels on the water. I probably swam there – 250 meters from shore. Her “I dived into SHOT for about 20 minutes and didn’t see anyone,” said his father, Ivan Serov.
“The wind was very strong. Four adults were swimming and could not reach them,” added the boy’s father, Sergei Voloshin.
Eyewitness Alena (name changed) of the incident on the beach told socialbites.ca about the circumstances of the incident. According to him, the weather was very windy, the strongest wind was blowing from the shore.
“My family was sober and certainly prosperous. There was a slight hitch, the man drove a sedan into the sand and could not go, and all the men helped him. And of course everyone looked there. I think it can distract parents. Probably the fathers also joined there, helped. Children from different families. We have already noticed that the children are decently walking away. Fathers and men on the beach rushed to swim after them, ”said the girl.
According to him, there were no warnings about the wind and there were no lifeguards on the beach either. He added that the Ministry of Emergencies cannot help immediately.
“We were told that all the boats were lowered and now it is impossible to go to sea. Then a man came on the ATV, possibly the lifeboat. He swam too, but it was 30-40 minutes after they fell from the hoop. Then a little later a boat appeared, a motor boat, they They were also looking. But it’s already been a long time. Dads actively searched, dived. Without strength, they barely understood, ”added Alena.
He suggested that the shape of the rubber circle – a headed flamingo – influenced the pace of events.
“It seems to me that the speed was even stronger because of this flamingo head. It’s like a sailboat. Our kids also got on the hoop at first, but when we saw what was going on, we immediately made a statement and went to sea, but they’re 11, guys. My husband blew up the flat right away and there banned swimming. We come from the south coast of Crimea and we know what a coastal worker is, ”she summarized.