Overview

• An emergency call was logged at 16:55 local time, and an Mi-8 helicopter with medics and rescuers departed at 18:22.
• Teams landed at about 1,500 meters and moved upslope to reach the climbers before starting evacuations.
• Officials confirmed one fatality, a second climber is in serious condition receiving on-site care, and a third was found uninjured and is being guided down.
• Preliminary assessments point to arm fractures that prevented the injured from descending independently.
• Roughly 45 personnel from EMERCOM, the Center for Disaster Medicine, regional ‘TsOD’ rescuers, and volunteers are working on a steep, icy slope.