Overview

• Regional police say two adults and their five-year-old daughter disappeared after setting out toward Mount Buratinka on September 28.
• Search operations now involve about 200 people, including LizaAlert volunteers from neighboring regions, with drones using thermal imaging and two helicopters deployed.
• Rescuers report heavy taiga, steep rock formations, snowfall and subzero daytime temperatures complicating ground searches.
• Investigators found the family’s car near the Kutchurchin area with personal items and a child seat but no camping gear, and a guide last saw them carrying backpacks for a short ascent.
• In videos posted before the trip, Irina Usoltseva described a drive of more than 200 km to the “Minskaya petlya” viewpoint and said her daughter chose to join, with plans for the father to carry her if needed.