Overview

• Authorities located the family's vehicle near a recreation base in the settlement of Kuturchin, narrowing the search area.
• The missing are identified as Sergey and Irina Usoltsev and their five-year-old daughter, who set out for the Buratinka area on September 28.
• Police, MChS teams, volunteers, the Red Cross and investigators are deployed, supported by the Angel detachment’s helicopter and airplane.
• Night-capable UAVs with thermal imagers are being used, and a round-the-clock search headquarters is operating in Kuturchin.
• Teams report contextual traces including a campfire, a child's footprint in fresh snow and a dog's barking, with severe cold and deep snow complicating the effort.