750 LizaAlert Volunteers Found 20.5K Missing in St. Petersburg and…
The 'Liza Alert' search and rescue team in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast has united 750 volunteers, having found over 20,500 people alive since 2011. The organization operates in 66 Russian regions and conducts free search operations.
Consensus
- The 'LizaAlert' search and rescue team in Saint Petersburg and Lenningrad Oblast has 750 volunteers.
- The regional branch has operated since December 2011.
- The team has processed over 27,600 missing persons reports in the region.
- Over 20,500 missing people have been found alive in the region.
- The organization operates in 66 regions of Russia.
- All search operations are conducted free of charge.
- The team has handled over 364,000 reports nationwide and found over 314,000 people, with over 273,000 found alive.
- The team has 26 operational directions, including coordination, data verification, cartography, communication, aerial and canine searches.
- Volunteers must be over 18 years old.
- The team conducts training in navigation and provides remote assistance to lost individuals in forests.
- New volunteers can participate in dozens of searches within a year.
Points of divergence
- The organization will celebrate its 16th anniversary in October 2024. — riamo
- The organization will celebrate its 16th birthday in October 2026. — gazeta_spb
- The team has more than 40,000 volunteers nationwide. — riamo
- The team has more than 40,040 volunteers nationwide. — gazeta_spb
- Lali Gvetadze, 20, joined on August 29, 2024, and completed over 60 searches. — riamo
- Some new volunteers complete dozens of searches within a year. — gazeta_spb
Coverage (2 sources)
- «LizaAlert» in St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast united 750 volunteers — РИАМО
- Since 2011, volunteers have found more than 20,000 people in St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb