The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan recognized the Russian climber Nagovitsina missing

The Kyrgyz Ministry of Emergency Situations has officially recognized Russian climber Natalia Nagovitsina as missing. No one will be able to confirm her life or death. This was announced on August 27 by the press secretary of the department, Adil Charygov.

"Yes, she (Nagovitsina. She has been declared missing because no one can officially state her life or death," he said in an interview with TASS.

In addition, there may be more climbers who died in the area of Victory Peak in Kyrgyzstan.

"Unofficially there (in the area of Victory Peak. — Ed.) even more bodies [of the dead]. Therefore, we will work together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, we will provide the necessary information that we have," he said.

At the same time, Charygov did not provide specific figures. According to him, at the moment the Ministry of Emergency Situations is raising a database to clarify the number of dead climbers.

A Russian mountaineer is waiting for help at Victory Peak. What you need to know

On August 26, Alexey Ovchinniko, senior coordinator of the mountaineering public group, director of the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization Higher Mountain School, Candidate of Medical Sciences, announced that Nagovitsina was next to the climber who died 10 years ago. According to him, this case is not the first time when attempts are being made to lower bodies from Victory Peak, but it does not work.

On August 19, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that 47-year-old Nagovitsina was stuck at Victory Peak. She broke her leg during the descent and has been at altitude for about two weeks. Vera Belikova, the administrator of the Karkyr base camp, noted that Nagovitsina is a very strong and calm person. She has already had experience of climbing mountain peaks in the past, and many climbers know her.

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