Overview

• The incident occurred on the northern slope of Mount Fisht in the Republic of Adygea.
• The injured climber was flown by Ka-32 to the EMERCOM Southern Rescue base in Sochi and transferred to an ambulance.
• The deceased was airlifted from a hazardous section and handed to investigative authorities in Adygea.
• Four other members of the registered six-person tour group were transported to their parked vehicles.
• EMERCOM reported that poor weather and darkness had complicated the initial rescue work.