Overview
- The regional rescue unit reported covering 6 sq. km of mountain taiga on October 24 near Kuturchin with no findings and said operations will continue.
- Krasnoyarsk Krai’s KGKУ Spasatel redeployed teams on October 24 at the request of police for targeted searches.
- Authorities shifted on October 12 from broad volunteer efforts to focused tasks handled by certified rescuers and specialists.
- A criminal case into the disappearance is being led by the regional Investigative Committee with prosecutorial oversight.
- Officials cite valuables left at home, funds in bank accounts, and purchased building materials as indicators the family was not preparing to leave, while a separate search for a missing fisherman on the Mana River is underway about 60 km away.