Overview

• High‑altitude drone inspections showed no movement or heat at Nagovitsyna’s tent, and the Kyrgyzstan Mountaineering Federation halted all operations.
• Federation chief Eduard Kubatov said all inspection footage will be given to her son and confirmed the decision in a public statement.
• Nagovitsyna became immobilized on August 12 after fracturing a leg near 7,150–7,200 meters during her descent from Pico Pobeda.
• Earlier drone video had captured signs of life, but successive late‑August overflights found none as weather worsened and access remained impossible.
• Rescue attempts led to further casualties, including the death of Italian climber Luca Sinigaglia and a Mi‑8 forced landing with injuries, and recovery is expected to wait until safer conditions, likely spring 2026.