The Ministry of Emergency Situations has completed an operation to rescue tourists in Karachay-Cherkessia.

The rescue operation of three tourists who fell off an icy slope in the Mahara Gorge in Karachay-Cherkessia has been completed. This was announced on November 12 by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.

"The rescue operation with the participation of 15 specialists has been completed," the ministry said in a message on the MAX messenger.

The tourists were discovered at an altitude of about 2,900 m. The injured were taken to a helicopter and transported to a campsite at the foot of the gorge, where they were handed over to doctors.

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Earlier that day, it became known about the discovery of three injured tourists who fell off the slope in the Mahara Gorge. It was clarified that a tourist group of five people was heading to the Mahara Gorge, three of them fell off the icy slope. In addition, tourists did not register with the Ministry of Emergency Situations before the hike. Two tourists suffered traumatic brain injuries. The third victim had knee injuries.

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