Two schoolchildren got lost on the Krasnoyarsk Pillars

Two schoolchildren got lost during an excursion in the Krasnoyarsk Pillars National Park last weekend. Specialists from the KGKU "Rescuer" were involved in their search.

The incident occurred on Saturday, June 20th. A group of children and their escorts were returning from a walk in the national park. Passing by the cliff, Grandfather, one of the adults noticed that the two boys had fallen behind and gone deeper into the forest.

Independent searches of the children did not yield results, so the head of the group turned to the rescuers. The KGKU staff, who were on duty at a sliding post near the main entrance, went to look for the lost ones.

The students were quickly found and they joined the group, writes KrasnoyarskMedia news agency. The children reached home without incident. Now their lives and health are not in danger.

Earlier, Izvestia reported that the tourist flow to Russia's national parks and reserves could grow to 25 million people by the end of 2026. The top 5 most visited parks include Sochi National Park, Kislovodsk, Losiny Ostrov, Krasnoyarsk Pillars, and Curonian Spit.