The parents of the athlete Svechnikov flew to Turkey

The parents of the athlete Nikolai Svechnikov, who disappeared in Turkey, have arrived in Istanbul. On January 21, Izvestia published footage from the airport, where the greeters were waiting for them.

The plane landed at 15:15 Moscow time. The athlete's mother and father will be taken to the Institute of Forensic Medicine for DNA testing. The sampling procedure should begin around 18:00 Moscow time, she said.Газета.Ru ".

Earlier in the day, Galina, the Russian's mother, reported that the body found by the maritime police in the Bosporus was 80% likely to belong to her missing son. She added that tattoos indicate this.

Bosphorus affair: Russian swimmer Nikolai Svechnikov disappeared in Turkey

Three thousand people participated in the competition, Nikolai is the only one who did not finish.

On January 20, the Russian Consulate General in Istanbul requested a DNA examination to identify the man whose body was found in the Bosphorus Strait. The Russian diplomatic mission said it would keep the situation informed. As noted by NTV, the wetsuit on the body of the man found in the water belongs to Svechnikov.

The Russian athlete disappeared on August 24 last year. Svechnikov did not reach the finish line through the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul. After swimming 500-600 m, the swimmer disappeared from sight. As the honored Master of sports, world record holder in swimming Nikolay Skvortsov noted, the man could have been carried away by the current.

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