Sakhalin rescued tourists lost in bad weather

Police officers rescued a group of tourists lost in bad weather during a trip to Cape Vindis on Sakhalin. This was reported in the press service of the Interior Ministry in the region on December 7.

"The head of the OMVD of Russia in Nevelsk city district of the Sakhalin region, police lieutenant colonel Alexander Sokolov and police captain Dmitry Proselkov rescued four tourists who got lost in bad weather during a trip on two off-road vehicles from Nevelsk to the Cape Vindis area," - stated in the message in the Telegram-channel.

The text specifies the circumstances of the incident. So, during the trip, the weather deteriorated sharply, and when overcoming the local river Gorbusha one of the cars bogged down in the sand. The water that got into the hood put the engine out of action. The second car, into which the driver and a passenger from the broken SUV had moved, also got stuck. In addition, phone service was lost due to further deterioration of the weather.

Relatives of the hikers contacted the Unified Duty Dispatch Service during the night to report that their loved ones had not returned from their trip to the Cape. The patrol crew that went to search for them also got stuck in the sand. Local police officers then drove nearly 80 kilometers in their personal SUV to help the tourists and their colleagues.

"The road was not easy, the storm washed up snags, logs, we drove very slowly, we got there for an hour and a half or two hours. When we reached the specified place, we found two cars. One was in the river, drowned, and the second - washed out by sand, also in a bad condition, one car helped to repair on the spot", - shared the police captain, inspector of traffic police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation on Nevelskiy GO Dmitry Proselkov.

Captain Proselkov said that he warmed up the lost tourists in the car and then drove back with them. One of the members of the group that visited the cape, Alexander Bortsov, thanked him and his colleague Alexander Sokolov.

"I want to express my gratitude to the staff, they helped us a lot, they helped us out and escorted us home. Specifically we thank Alexander Sokolov and Dmitry Proselkov. They came to our aid, helped us very much, for which they thank them very much," he said.

Earlier, on November 28, a pleasure boat with tourists on board overturned in the waters of the Barents Sea in the Murmansk region. It is specified that the incident occurred in the village of Teriberka. On board in addition to the captain were nine tourists from Moscow and St. Petersburg, all of them were taken to the shore. A criminal case has been opened over the incident.

Elena Dotsu, a tourist from Moscow, said that the passengers were not provided with safety equipment or briefing before going into the Barents Sea. According to her, there were two boats near the sinking ship, which rescued all the tourists. Many of them had personal belongings and documents on board. Tourists got bumps and bruises. According to preliminary data, there were no casualties.