Tourists sent a distress signal at the foot of Mount Kruzenshtern in the Sakhalin region. A helicopter with rescuers headed to the emergency scene to search for people. This was reported by the Shot Telegram channel on Tuesday, May 12.
– Tourists were moving along the road and soon began to climb Kruzenshtern. But even at the foot, the girl who was on the train felt bad and began to lose consciousness. The tourists decided to send a distress signal and call rescuers. The report stated that a helicopter headed to the emergency site, and they are now being searched from the air. Publications.
It is noteworthy that the group of tourists was registered with the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
Mount Krusenstern is located on the northern island of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago. The highest point above sea level is 1547 metres.
On May 11, rescuers evacuated two tourists from Elbrus; They suffered from frostbite. They were handed over to the medical team.
Earlier, it was reported that rescuers from the Ministry of Emergency Situations were evacuating unregistered tourists from Mount Elbrus in Kabardino-Balkaria, located at an altitude of 5,100 meters, from which they could not descend on their own.