Overview

• Emergency officials reported 356 people and 47 units of equipment are now deployed across the remote taiga of Krasnoyarsk Krai.
• Ground teams have covered about 129 square kilometers of forest and 96 kilometers of forest roads, and aerial patrols surveyed roughly 101 square kilometers.
• Two women who were in the area told investigators they saw the family on the approach to the mountain and that nothing seemed wrong.
• Investigators inspected the family’s vehicle and reported no camping gear was found, and earlier noted the group set out in light clothing.
• A quadcopter previously recorded two bears in the search zone, while a separate group of tourists reported missing in Kamchatka has contacted authorities and is returning home safely.