Overview

• The motorboat carrying five adults left Chistopol on October 11 and reportedly sank about 200 meters from shore around 20:00.
• A 112 call was logged at 22:35 on October 11 after the group did not return as expected.
• Two women swam to a nearby island and sought help from a boat-station guard at 06:59 on October 12.
• Search teams recovered the bodies of a 52-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman near the island, and both were not wearing life jackets.
• Regional EMERCOM, GIMS inspectors, and the Chistopol fire-rescue unit continue coordinated operations to locate the remaining passenger.