Massive search underway in Almaty mountains for missing teen

Tengrinews.kz - Search operations for a boy born in 2007 have been ongoing for the third day in the mountains of Almaty. Aircraft and drones have been deployed.
According to the Department of Emergency Situations (DES) of Almaty, a man contacted the police on July 6 and reported that his brother went into the mountains on July 2 and had not returned.
Rescuers were dispatched to search for the teenager. The operation involves 44 personnel from the 109 Rescue Service, rescuers from ROSO (Republican Operational-Rescue Unit), DES, border guards, police officers, and volunteers. The Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) has deployed aviation, four canine units, and three drones.

“The search is being conducted in three directions: from the cosmic station to the Big Almaty Peak (BAP), examination of the ridges on the right and left sides, inspection of the slopes descending toward Alma-Arasan and Ayusay, and inspection of the descents from the cosmic station to the border outpost,” the Almaty DES stated.














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Earlier, the MES reported that rescuers had helped four tourists descend from a mountain after getting lost in Bayanaul National Park in the Pavlodar region.