The rescuer called fatal mistakes on alloys

The lack of an experienced guide, inability to navigate unfamiliar terrain and overestimation of their own strength are the main reasons for the loss and death of tourist groups during river rafting. The head of the search and rescue squad, retired police Major Alexander Cheushev, said this on Monday, July 6.

According to the expert, even registering a route with the Ministry of Emergency Situations does not guarantee safety if people do not have basic skills of orientation, survival in the forest, finding food, identifying safe places and creating shelters in case of bad weather.

"Trained tourists disappear in very rare, extraordinary cases. In general, all misfortunes are caused by people's carelessness and complete unpreparedness," he said in an interview with the "Paragraph".

Cheushev stressed that before entering difficult water or forest routes, citizens need to undergo special training, but they need to choose an instructor responsibly, and there are professionals who really teach people how to behave in extreme conditions, and there are those who just make money from it.

"Such merchants are completely indifferent to whether you have learned the material, how you will navigate the river and whether you will be able to survive in an emergency situation. The irresponsibility of the organizers of the trips and the tourists themselves is what most often costs people their lives," the expert concluded.

Earlier in the day, a group of five tourists disappeared in the Magadan region during rafting on the Igandzha and Arman rivers. 360.ru . The participants of the rafting did not complete the route in due time, writes RIAMO.

Rescuers arrived at the place of the proposed tourist route to conduct search operations, writes Life.Ru . In addition, it is planned to use the Mi-8 helicopter to help in the search, RT reports.

Dmitry Andreev, head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Magadan Region, said that the group had last contacted the Ministry of Emergency Situations two days ago, according to the website. kp.ru .