Shelkhovsky District
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The Shелеховском районе is a district in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, where a tragic incident occurred on July 3 involving a rafting trip on the Irkut River. During the event, a four-year-old boy and two men were swept away by the current between the settlements of Shamanka and Vvedenshchina; search operations were launched, and authorities including the prosecutor's office and Investigative Committee initiated investigations. The incident drew regional media attention and prompted official oversight of the criminal investigation.
Recent coverage
- RT: Body of Second Man Attempting to Save Child in Irkut River Found — Вечерняя Москва
- Family identifies bodies of child and man who drowned during rafting on the Irkut River — Вечерняя Москва
- Body of boy swept away by Irkut River found during rafting trip — Вечерняя Москва
- A child and two adults swept away by the current during a river rafting trip in Irkutsk region — Коммерсантъ
- Two men and a child swept away by the river in Irkutsk region — Интерфакс
- Three people, including a child, went missing during a rafting trip in the Irkutsk region — Вести
- Four-year-old boy swept away by river current during rafting in Irkutsk region — Вести
- Two men and a four-year-old boy missing during river rafting in Priangarsky — Москва 24