On a volcano found dead climbers

Search-and-rescue detachment of Kamchatka Krai has found the body of the 2-climbers on the volcano Stone, which is located in Ust-Kamchatsky region. Today rescuers transport the body of representatives of the stronger sex in the base camp.

Travellers found on the Eastern slope of the volcano at an altitude of about 3400 meters above sea level, is told on the website of the Main Department of EMERCOM of Russia on the Kamchatka edge. The search for the missing guys started on July 11. In the proposed search area in the day flew by helicopter MI-8 of EMERCOM of Russia. Rescuers searched the volcano Stone from the air, then at the height of 2700 meters was planted search and rescue team.

In the early morning of July 14 rescuers were divided into 3 groups. 1st group hoped to explore the Eastern slope of the giant, the 2nd - to climb on the Northern slope of the volcano - on the intended route of the lost travelers, group 3 promised to explore the North-Western slope, where approximately climbers could come down.

The two guys, who were vacationing in the group of 8 people in the area of Klyuchevskaya group of volcanoes, disappeared on July 9. They both went to the volcano Stone. It was planned that climbers will return on the evening of the same day, but this did not happen. The remaining members of the group tried to organize a search of its own, but soon they had to call for the help to the rescue.

The group of travellers, which wandered lost representatives of the stronger sex has not been registered in search and rescue detachment of Kamchatka, emphasizes the emergencies Ministry of the Kamchatka region. According to our information, the climbers came to Kamchatka from Belarus.

sections: Accidents, Region News