In September, almost 400 mushroom pickers got lost in the forests of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region

In September, 392 cases of missing persons were registered in the forests of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region. Rescuers from LizaAlert reported this to the TV channel on October 9. 78.ru .

"September was remembered by the LizaAlert Peter volunteers for two dizzying searches. Alexander Anatolyevich, who got lost in the Tosnensky district, was found alive on the eighth day. But Alexander Mikhailovich spent 16 days in the dense forests and swamps of the Boksitogorsky district and survived," the rescuers of the organization said.

In September, the LizaAlert service received 392 missing persons reports in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. Rescuers managed to find 302 people alive. 14 people were found dead, 25 were found by relatives, and 10 people remain missing.

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And the authorities intend to actively involve mobile operators in the search for the disappeared.

Earlier, on August 26, it was reported that rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and volunteers of four people who went into the forest to collect wild plants were searching Sakhalin. It was clarified that the missing went into the forest on August 23 and did not return. More than 20 people and six pieces of equipment, including a dog training team and drones, were searching for them.

On August 28, the mushroom pickers were found. 25 specialists and six pieces of equipment were involved in the search operation. The group that operated on the ground surveyed 12 km. In addition, the Mi-8 helicopter helped in the search.

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