The tragedy occurred in the village of Khatgal, located in the Alag-Erdene somon of the Khuvsgul province. Emergency services and law enforcement agencies retrieved the bodies of the deceased and the car from the water; authorities are currently continuing their work at the scene and organizing an investigation.
In connection with this tragedy, authorities strongly urge citizens to avoid traveling on frozen bodies of water, rivers, and streams, as well as on unofficial roads and ice crossings. They remind that the strength of ice can vary significantly, and attempting to take a shortcut across frozen areas of water can pose a serious danger to life.
