Overview

• Regional agency Spasatel sent teams to the Partizansky District to search by quad bike and on foot in mountain‑taiga terrain.
• The Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case into the disappearance to coordinate targeted operations.
• LizaAlert cartographers recorded a Sept. 28 signal from Sergey Usoltsev’s phone about seven kilometers from Kuturchin in a zone not previously checked.
• Experienced alpinists and speleologists are slated to examine stone screes and nearby caves as part of the focused search.
• Volunteer groups ended broad searches on Oct. 12 and now await new leads or spring conditions after efforts in waist‑deep snow led to injuries.