Overview
- On November 18, certified rescuers examined a 15‑meter‑deep, 30‑meter‑long cave and surveyed about 2.5 kilometers of forested and rocky terrain without results.
- Field operations resumed this week at police request after the mass search ended on October 12, shifting efforts to focused tasks by professional teams.
- The Usoltsev family—two adults and their five‑year‑old daughter—went missing on September 28 near Kuturchin while hiking toward Mount Buratinka.
- A criminal case remains open under regional investigative authorities, and the investigation continues under prosecutorial oversight.
- Court records list minor unpaid electricity and phone sums linked to Sergey Usoltsev, which investigators say do not support a theory of voluntary flight.