9/23/2021- 5:18 p.m.
Tragedy on Europe’s Highest Peak: Perilous Freezing Conditions at 5,400m Leaves at Least 3 DEAD – After 19 Climbers Send Out Distress Call
Three climbers have died and 8 have been found alive after a group of 19 people got stuck on Mount Elbrus Thursday at an altitude of 5,400 meters – the climbers requesting assistance due to worsening weather as tempertaures dropped to -20c. (RIA Novosti)
Distressing footage from the Ministry of Emergency Situations shows agency workers attempting to rescue the climbers in horrific conditions – with high winds causing blizzards and creating treacherous visibility levels.
Early reports allege that the guide who had accompanied the group of inexperienced climbers in their ascent – ABANDONED them, according to the high-mountain search and rescue team. (TASS)
