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Disappeared in Altai employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations could die due to hypothermia

Hypothermia could cause the death of an employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Igor Bolshakov, who disappeared in the Altai Republic in mid-October.

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Disappeared in Altai employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations could die due to hypothermia

Previously, the preliminary cause of death of the rescuer was considered a gunshot wound to the head. However, according to the results of forensic examination, the damage to the scalp and skull, which was initially mistaken for a gunshot wound, could be caused by wild animals. It is assumed that they came across the body after the death of the man.

Bolshakov was found on October 30 near his car. To find the body earlier interfered with a white camouflage suit, which was a firefighter. According to one version, the man could suddenly become ill, after which he lost consciousness and froze. The final cause of death will be determined by the results of tests.

Recall that the employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations disappeared on October 17 in the Chemal district. On the eve of the disappearance, the man went in a UAZ car to the apiary. According to the wife, he planned to return home in the evening, but never came and stopped communicating.

The next day, relatives found the car in the tract of Ak-Kaya, about 26 kilometers from the village of Chemal. Bolshakov’s phone and gun case remained in the cabin, there were no weapons in the car. The man was supposed to have taken him with him.

The extensive search continued for two weeks. They were attended by more than 80 people, 17 units of equipment and cynological calculation. Rescuers surveyed about 60 square kilometers of the territory, but the search was complicated by mountain relief and snowfall.

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