Rescuers in Sochi temporarily suspend search for missing skier

In Sochi near the resort "Rosa Khutor" rescuers have temporarily suspended the search for a missing skier. This was reported on February 25 by the Southern Regional Search and Rescue Unit of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in Telegram-channel.

According to the message, the region remains at high avalanche danger, the uncontrolled descent of snow masses continues.

"Due to the danger of carrying out work in the place of the avalanche yesterday, the search for the missing skier by the forces of rescuers is temporarily not conducted", - stated in the message.

The avalanche occurred in the afternoon of February 24 on the southern slope of Aibga outside the equipped slopes of the resort "Rosa Khutor". The press service of the resort specified that there were three riders in the danger zone. Rescuers found two snowboarders, they were taken to doctors of the ski resort "Rosa Khutor", they were not seriously injured. The fate of the third is unknown.