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Russia Lake Syamozero: Children die after storm catches boating group | Russia Lake Syamozero: Children die after storm catches boating group |
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At least 11 children and an adult died when a storm caught a boating party on Lake Syamozero in northern Russia's Karelia region. | At least 11 children and an adult died when a storm caught a boating party on Lake Syamozero in northern Russia's Karelia region. |
Ten children on holiday from Moscow were killed, according to the mayor of the Russian capital, Sergei Sobyanin, quoting preliminary information. | Ten children on holiday from Moscow were killed, according to the mayor of the Russian capital, Sergei Sobyanin, quoting preliminary information. |
Of the group of 51, at least 36 are safe, emergency services said, with reports of survivors washing ashore. | |
An instructor has been arrested on suspicion of safety violations. | |
A team of doctors and psychologists has been dispatched from Moscow, according to Mr Sobyanin. | A team of doctors and psychologists has been dispatched from Moscow, according to Mr Sobyanin. |
"A great tragedy has occurred in Karelia," he tweeted. | "A great tragedy has occurred in Karelia," he tweeted. |
"According to preliminary data, 10 children from Moscow have perished on Syamozero. My condolences to their families and friends." | "According to preliminary data, 10 children from Moscow have perished on Syamozero. My condolences to their families and friends." |
'Washed ashore' | 'Washed ashore' |
Rescue services said the survivors were being evacuated - 25 survivors from an island in the lake, and 11 from a village on the shore. | |
They said they had received an alert at 11:15 (08:15 GMT) on Sunday that a tour group was missing on Lake Syamozero after a storm. | |
Emergency crews using boats and helicopters were sent to the scene. | |
It appears that the boating party, mostly adolescents on holiday from Moscow and aged between 12 and 15, were staying in a summer camp near the lake, a popular outdoor tourism destination. | |
They had set out in boats on Saturday when the storm rose. Between 49 and 51 people were in the party. | |
One of the survivors, a girl aged 12, raised the alarm after reaching a local village on Sunday, a police source told Russian tabloid Life News (in Russian). | One of the survivors, a girl aged 12, raised the alarm after reaching a local village on Sunday, a police source told Russian tabloid Life News (in Russian). |
Yulia is quoted as saying the group were using two boats and a raft when the storm began, and the craft were scattered across the lake. | Yulia is quoted as saying the group were using two boats and a raft when the storm began, and the craft were scattered across the lake. |
Washed ashore, she only recovered consciousness on Sunday, after which she walked along the shore to the village of Kudama. | Washed ashore, she only recovered consciousness on Sunday, after which she walked along the shore to the village of Kudama. |
Along the way, she met a boy survivor who was covered in blood and could not move. | Along the way, she met a boy survivor who was covered in blood and could not move. |
After taking note of the spot where she had found him, she reached the village, where a local resident phoned emergency services. | After taking note of the spot where she had found him, she reached the village, where a local resident phoned emergency services. |
Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for Russia's state investigative agency SledKom, said an instructor had been arrested on suspicion of violating safety rules. | Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for Russia's state investigative agency SledKom, said an instructor had been arrested on suspicion of violating safety rules. |
A regional MP, Alexei Gavrilov, reportedly told state TV channel Rossiya 24 there had been repeated warnings in the days before the storm, advising against any boating on the lake. | A regional MP, Alexei Gavrilov, reportedly told state TV channel Rossiya 24 there had been repeated warnings in the days before the storm, advising against any boating on the lake. |
"They didn't have the right to go out boating," he was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. | "They didn't have the right to go out boating," he was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. |