According to the agency, on February 18, during search operations, the body of a 59-year-old man named D.A. was retrieved from under the snow, who died as a result of the avalanche.
In accordance with the order of the Minister of Emergency Situations, 70 people were involved in the search efforts.
Turmush reported that on February 12, in the pasture of Boroonduu in the village of Kyzyl-Oy, located in the Suusamyr rural district of the Chui region, an avalanche covered D.A., born in 1967, as well as 50 sheep and one horse. Since then, search activities have continued without interruption.
