Four missing tourists rescued in Turkestan region

Four missing tourists rescued in Turkestan region

Rescuers in Turkestan region have saved four tourists who went missing, VRKNews.kz reports, citing the regional emergencies department.

According to the rescuers, on 22 May at 22:10 a report came in to number 112 about the disappearance of holidaymakers who had set out at 11:00 on 22 May from Lake Susingen, heading for the Altyn-Dan recreation area, and had not returned.

In the Nautsai gorge, 5 km from the village of Keregetas and the village of Kaskasu in Tolebi district, 17 rescuers, one dog handler, two vehicles, four police officers and five national park staff were deployed.

The four missing tourists were found between 2 and 3 a.m. on 23 May in the mountainous Kulynshakty area, 10 km from the Nautsai gorge. According to the missing, they got lost in fog.

Between six and seven in the morning the search party took the missing tourists back to their base; they did not need medical help.

Emergencies Department

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