Turkey has allowed the possibility of rescuing a Russian swimmer who disappeared in the Bosphorus.

Nikolai Svechnikov, a missing Russian, could have come ashore and thrown away a chip while swimming in the Turkish Bosphorus Strait. This was reported by the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet on August 26.

"In connection with Svechnikov's disappearance, the possibility is being considered that he either drowned or jumped into the water, came off the other shore and threw the bracelet with the chip overboard," the publication says.

According to the newspaper, the athletes participating in the swim were wearing bracelets with a chip before entering the water. However, due to the lack of a GPS chip, it is impossible to determine the man's location at sea. It is specified that the installed motion control system records only the moment of entry and exit of the swimmer from the water.

Svechnikov went missing on August 24. A professional swimmer did not reach the finish line when swimming across the Bosphorus in Istanbul. After swimming 500-600 m, the athlete disappeared from sight. According to one version, Svechnikov could have experienced a leg cramp and was carried away by the current. Honored Master of Sports, world record holder in swimming Nikolai Skvortsov also suggested that the man could have been swept away by the current.

The wife of the missing swimmer Antonina, in turn, expressed her intention to request a video of Svechnikov's full swim. She also clarified that she was going to contact the prosecutor's office and get a written opinion from the consulate about which forces were involved in the search. Alyona, a relative of the missing swimmer, had previously reported that divers had also begun searching for Svechnikov. Later, the Istanbul authorities announced the beginning of an investigation into the causes and circumstances of Svechnikov's disappearance.

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