According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, the regional investigating authorities received a message about an avalanche in the area of Gora Otdelnaya ski resort in Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk region, at about 00:30 local time (8:30 pm Moscow time), four houses were snowed in. During the search activities, rescuers recovered the body of a 38-year-old woman and a 14-year-old teenager, who was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. Later the body of a one-year-old child and a 45-year-old man were found. Search and rescue operations are now complete, more than 200 people took part in them, including volunteers. The Investigative Department of Russia’s Investigative Committee for the Krasnoyarsk region and the republic of Khakassia has initiated a criminal case on the provision of services that do not meet safety requirements after the death and injury of tourists under an avalanche at a ski base near the city of Norilsk.
