The body of a boy was carried into the sea in the port city of Russia

In the port city of Kholmsk in the south of Sakhalin, the search for the body of a 12-year-old boy continues. The baby washed away in the sea on Tuesday night. This is reported by the press service of the GU EMERCOM of the region.

The incident occurred on September 29 at 19:40 local time (11:40 GMT). The boy climbed over the fence on the pier in the area of Primorsky Boulevard, after which he was carried into the water by a strong current.

At the scene immediately arrived the staff of the GIMS Center, rescuers of the fire service and doctors. Eyewitnesses saw the body of a child with no signs of life about 20 meters from the shore. However, due to the storm caused by the cyclone, it was not possible to evacuate it from the water on Tuesday.

Search operations resumed on Wednesday. Rescuers continue to survey the water area in difficult weather conditions.