Five Moscow tourists lost in Siberian mountains
12:42, 23 July 2011
IRKUTSK/KRASNOYARSK, Russia. July 23. KAZINFORM Five tourists from Moscow have been reported missing in the remote Sayan mountain range in southern Siberia, Russia's Emergencies Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
The tourists, three men and two women, went missing during a hiking trip on Thursday after setting out from the city of Krasnoyarsk.
"We have a search team ready in the Irkutsk region," the Ministry said. The rescue service will also send a helicopter to the area.
However, Krasnoyarsk's emergencies administration does not rule out that the tourists have chosen a long route which takes about 20 days, its spokesman said.
The search team will start its work if the tourists do not show up within this Monday. Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru