The search for three unidentified Bosnian climbers was postponed due to bad weather

The search for three unidentified Bosnian climbers was postponed due to bad weather. This was announced on July 26 by the head of the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in Kabardino-Balkaria, Kantemir Berov.

"As of 18:00, search operations on Mount Elbrus have been suspended. Rescuers of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations evacuated the bodies of two climbers to the Azau clearing and handed them over to the investigative task force of law enforcement agencies. Bad weather (blizzard and squally wind) They did not allow the bodies of the other three climbers to be found and evacuated," he said.

According to the updated information, there were only seven people in the group, two had been saved earlier. Search operations are scheduled to resume on July 27.

On the first day of the job search, 16 people were employed: rescuers of the Elbrus highland rescue center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, rescuers of the Leader center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, rescuers of the CAUCASUS.Russian Federation" and local guides.
The information is being clarified.

The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations recalled that the mountains are a place of increased danger to human life and health. We recommend that you be extremely careful on tourist routes.

Foreign tourists died on Elbrus. What is known

The request for help to the remaining mountain climbers from Bosnia and Herzegovina became known on July 25. Eight rescuers moved to the place. A source from Izvestia reported on July 26 that a group of climbers climbed Mount Elbrus on their own, without the involvement of a professional guide. The group consisted of seven people in total. Only two of them survived — Kharis A. and Kemal V., born in 1983 and 1988, respectively.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation in Kabardino-Balkaria reported that difficult weather conditions prevented rescuers from evacuating the bodies of two dead climbers. The search for the three people continues. Alexander Bastrykin, Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia, instructed to open a criminal case into the death. The investigative bodies of the Investigative Committee for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic organized a procedural check to clarify all the details of the incident.