Rescuers of the Turkestan region are searching for seven tourists

Rescuers of the Turkestan region are searching for 7 people who disappeared in the territory of the Sairam-Ugam State National Natural Park of the Tolebi district. The message about their loss to the control panel 112 was received on May 25, 2021 at 18 hours 30 minutes. On May 21, tourists went on foot to the Sary-Aigyr gorge. According to the applicant, they were supposed to return on May 24. This was announced by the official representative of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan Talgat Uali.

Over the past day, search teams have explored about 37 km of mountainous terrain on foot. By means of two unmanned aerial vehicles, a flyby was made within a radius of 4 km.

25 rescuers, 2 quadracopters and 7 units of emergency vehicles of the Turkestan region are involved in the search operations. There are also 4 employees and 1 piece of equipment of the Police Department, 2 employees and 1 piece of equipment of local executive bodies, 3 mounted patrols of the Border Service of the National Security Service, 10 employees of the national Park and relatives of the missing.

The departure of the helicopter of JSC "Kazaviaspas" from the city of Shymkent is impossible due to weather conditions (fog, low clouds, thunderstorms in mountainous areas).

 

 

Press Service of the

Ministry of Emergency Situations

of the Republic of Kazakhstan