Russian climber stuck with broken leg on Victory Peak in Kyrgyzstan

A Russian climber broke her leg while descending from Victory Peak in Kyrgyzstan, she cannot be evacuated due to bad weather conditions. This was reported to Izvestia on August 19 by the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan.

Natalia Nagovitsina, a 47-year-old climber from Russia, stumbled and broke her leg while descending from Pobedy Peak. Her partner gave the woman first aid and went for help, but due to the deteriorating weather conditions, they could not get through to Natalia."Газета.Ru ".

"There is no connection with her. There is no data on her condition. Yesterday, a drone flew over, she was presumably alive and was in a sleeping bag, where her previous rescuers packed and provided assistance," the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan reported.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic added that the next rescue operation is scheduled for August 20.

"Visibility is almost zero. <...> On August 20, a rescue group is scheduled to leave to help Natalia," the ministry's press service said.

On August 12, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan announced the evacuation of an injured 72-year-old Russian man and his son from a mountain peak in the Talgar district of the country's Almaty region. Rescuers provided first aid to the victim and carried out an urgent transportation downstairs, as his condition worsened. The rescue operation lasted more than 13 hours.

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