Overview
- The ministry said three members of a five-person group slipped on an icy slope in the Maharskoye Gorge, sustaining multiple traumas.
- The Karachaevo-Cherkessky search-and-rescue detachment moved in on high-mobility vehicles to reach the scene.
- EMERCOM noted the tourists' group had not registered their route with authorities.
- The district prosecutor opened a verification to assess compliance with tourism-service safety rules and to determine potential prosecutorial measures.
- Early prosecutorial reports cited two victims near the Kichi-Murudju Pass, and officials said the exact circumstances and final tally are still being established.