A 20-year-old girl was with her partner in the resort of Sochi, andn Russia, when a wave carried her towards the Black Sea and she disappeared. The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations launched an intensive search, but they were unable to locate her. The sequence of the incident was recorded with a cell phone and spread on social networks.
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In the video, the couple is seen walking along the shore of the Black Sea, on the coast of Sochi. A strong wave swept the young woman away, making her disappear from her partner’s sight. The man, in the midst of confusion, went into the sea to look for her, but without success, he requested help from the local emergency services. Emergency personnel were alerted through a call to 112.
Although the identities of both were not revealed, local media reported that they were tourists from the city of Lipetsk.
The young woman disappeared on June 16 And for three days the rescue teams have been searching for her, but they have found no trace of her.
“The search has not yielded results so far. The work continues,” stated the Southern Regional Search and Rescue Brigade of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in a statement.
#Russia 🇷🇺 Tragedy at sea, a couple vacationing on a beach in that country recklessly faced violent waves and the woman was dragged away and is presumed drowned here in the sequence of what happened. pic.twitter.com/EUP97rtC4r
— Mario Pacheco (@mariopachecosv) June 18, 2024
Rescue personnel aboard a ship entered the sea to continue search operations. Initially, The rescuers started in a perimeter from the shorebut then they expanded the work from Rivera beach to the Mamayka microdistrict.
The Russian authorities had warned tourists about the dangers of entering the sea in adverse weather conditions, as in this case, since the flow of waves usually increases due to the wind, generating strong currents.
Good weather is expected this week, without rain or storms, which will facilitate the continuation of the search tasks. However, They doubt that the young woman will be found alive if until now it has not reached a safe place on the coast.
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