"LizaAlert" named the time frame for returning to the search for the Usoltsevs in the taiga

Serafima Choodu, a representative of the press service of the LizaAlert regional detachment, said that the volunteers would return to the large-scale search for the Usoltsev family in the taiga of the Krasnoyarsk Territory in the spring.

"We continue to interact with the services in an advisory manner now; regarding the heat, we are not forecasters, as it will be this year with the weather, we will look at the situation. We are focusing on the snow cover coming down, among other things," Choodu said in an interview with aif.ru on Monday, January 19th.

The timing of the onset of climatic spring in the Krasnoyarsk Territory varies by region and generally falls on the period from the end of the first decade of April to the end of May.

Currently, the search and rescue team is working in an advisory format, writes RT.

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Alexey Kulesh, deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, an experienced tourist and a direct participant in the search for the missing Usoltsev family, restored their route on January 16. According to him, the route to Pinocchio is much more difficult: with altitude differences, access to an open rocky plateau, where it is possible to get lost or get injured. In his opinion, the combination of difficult terrain, the risk of leaving the trail and the danger of falling makes this version the main one.

On January 7, Yana Syrymbetova, deputy head of the first directorate for the investigation of particularly important cases of the regional headquarters of the GSU of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Krasnoyarsk Territory and Khakassia, said that expired passports had been found in the apartment of the missing Usoltsevs. Thus, the version about the escape of the Usoltsev family has not been confirmed, notes 360.ru .

On January 4, the department noted that the family, who disappeared in the taiga in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, intended to reach Mount Malvinka on the day of the disappearance, writes NSN.

Sergey, Irina and their five-year-old daughter Arina disappeared on September 28, 2025. That day, the family went on a short trip to Mount Pinocchio in the Kuturchinsky Belogorie of the Partizansky district. Active searches continued until October 12, IA Regnum notes. More than a thousand volunteers examined the proposed route and the surrounding areas, but no traces could be found, the website writes. kp.ru .

During the investigation, various versions were considered — from an attack by wild animals to a possible escape abroad. At the same time, according to the Investigative Committee, the version of an accident remains a priority. With the onset of heat, when the search resumes, experts plan to check routes and areas that previously could not be explored before. Life.ru .

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