A woman and two children from Vyborg died in the crash of a bathyscaphe in Hurghada.

A woman and two children from Vyborg died in the crash of a bathyscaphe off the coast of Hurghada in Egypt. This was announced on March 28 by the administration of the Vyborg municipal district.

"In the bathyscaphe that crashed the day before off the coast of the city of Hurghada in Egypt, a large Gordeev family from Vyborg was among the passengers. A mother and two children died," the body said in a statement on the VKontakte social network.

The administration added that the father and one of the sons are in the hospital. Their condition is not specified. The Vyborg district administration is looking for relatives of the family, they will receive all necessary assistance.Газета.Ru ".

Blue Abyss: a bathyscaphe with Russians on board sank in Hurghada

The Sinbad pleasure boat crashed near the coast, there are victims among the passengers.

Earlier on March 28, it became known that a resident of Tatarstan, who was considered dead as a result of the Sinbad excursion bathyscaphe crash off the coast of Hurghada, is alive. According to the Consul General, employees of the Russian Consulate General are in the hospital with her and her family members.

The crash of a bathyscaphe with Russians on board off the coast of Hurghada was reported on March 27 the day before. There were 45 Russian citizens on the ship. Six Russians were killed, including two children.

The company Sharm Hurghada Excursions, which organized the tour, told Izvestia that the bathyscaphe had been in operation for about 10 years.