HORRIFIC TRAGEDY! Eight people died when an SUV plunged through the ice: Among the victims is a child (14), rescuers are retrieving bodies from the bottom!
In the Irkutsk region of Russia, eight people lost their lives when a UAZ all-terrain vehicle broke through the ice on Lake Baikal. Among the victims are three family members from China, including a fourteen-year-old child, announced the region's governor Igor Kobzev.
TL;DR
- Eight people died when an all-terrain vehicle fell through the ice on Lake Baikal.
- Three of the victims were a family from China, including a 14-year-old child.
- The vehicle fell into an icy crevice three meters wide in an area about 18 meters deep.
- The incident occurred on an unapproved tourist route on Olkhon Island.
- A criminal investigation has been initiated for providing services that do not meet safety standards.