Overview

• The family’s car was found near a resort by the settlement of Kutchurchin, which anchors the search area.
• Sergey and Irina Usoltsev and their five-year-old daughter set out on September 28 toward Mount Buratinka after a planned group trek was canceled due to a worsening forecast.
• Drones with thermal cameras, aircraft from the Angel rescue unit, medevac support, and a round-the-clock field HQ in Kutchurchin are supporting efforts with volunteers arriving from neighboring regions.
• Search teams reported a child’s footprint in the snow, barking that may have come from the family’s dog, and remnants of a campfire.
• The Investigative Committee opened a case into the disappearance as subzero temperatures and 20–30 cm of snow hinder progress and the family’s whereabouts remain unconfirmed.