The rescuer called the possibility of the Usoltsevs to survive a month in the taiga

Denis Kiselyov, a rescuer and teacher at the Central School of Mountaineering Instructors, said that the Usoltsev family, who disappeared a month ago in the taiga of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, may be alive if their disappearance was intentional.

In conversation with aif.ru On Tuesday, October 28, the expert noted that it is extremely difficult to survive in the taiga for a month without shelter and food supplies. According to him, it would be possible to hide, for example, in the forester's lodge, but the absence of any traces for a month may indicate that the family either does not want to be found or cannot move, which may indicate death.

He added that if the Usoltsevs were alive and wanted to be discovered, they would have given the signal. Kiselyov also suggested that rescuers might not have found the bodies because they were trapped under snow or in hard-to-reach places.

They searched in the woods and on the water: the fate of the Usoltsevs remains unknown

What do the locals say and what versions are the investigators putting forward about the unsolved disappearance of the Usoltsev family?

On October 26, it was reported that specialists from the Krasnoyarsk search and rescue squad "Rescuer" examined another 8 square kilometers of taiga in search of the missing family. So far, the search has not yielded results, so the rescue operation continues, writes RT.

On October 25, Kiselyov admitted that the Usoltsevs were alive and well, but intentionally did not get in touch, notes 360.ru . For some reason, they don't want to be found. He rejected the theory that they hid in a cave or a gatehouse. In this case, the Usoltsevs would have already been found, NSN clarifies.

October 20th Pravda.Ru, citing experts, wrote that the area of Mount Pinocchio is difficult to access: dense forest, elevation differences and unstable weather hinder the search. The routes are poorly marked, and in some places there is no connection. According to rescuers, it is almost impossible to get out of there without experience.

October 15th website kp.ru He wrote that there were no quagmires or swamps in the area of the loss of the Usoltsevs. This is a foothill, with a ridge on one side and a river on the other. Both volunteers and rescuers explored the entire area.

The Usoltsev family disappeared during a hiking trip on September 28, 2025. Sergey, Irina and their daughter Arina went to the Pinocchio rock in the Kuturchinsky White Mountains, but never returned. The search has so far yielded no results. The information about the allegedly found personal belongings of the family was called fake by the search engines.

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