Two Russian female alpinists were evacuated from two peaks in the…
Two Russian female alpinists were evacuated from two peaks in the Zailiysky Alatau mountain range in Kazakhstan after sustaining injuries during their climbs. The rescue operation involved a Mi-8 helicopter and multiple emergency services, with the women transported to Almaty's City Clinical Hospital No. 4.
Consensus
- Two Russian female alpinists were injured during climbs in the Zailiysky Alatau range in Kazakhstan.
- The rescuers used a Mi-8 helicopter to evacuate the injured women from two different mountain peaks.
- The women were transported to City Clinical Hospital No. 4 in Almaty.
- The rescue operation was coordinated by Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations (MCHS).
- The two alpinists were part of separate climbing groups.
- The incident occurred on July 31.
- The injured women were treated at a hospital in Almaty.
Points of divergence
- The first alpinist broke her leg while climbing Peak Oktyabrenok (3.4 km high), and the second sustained injuries on Peak Mayakovskogo (4.2 km high). — kommersant
- One injured alpinist was born in 2002 and suffered an open fracture of the leg on Peak Oktyabrenok; the other, born in 1992, was injured on Peak Mayakovskogo. The Mi-8 first evacuated the 34-year-old from Mayakovskogo (4,208 m), then the 24-year-old from Oktyabrenok (3,480 m). — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- In Kazakhstan, injured Russian climbers were evacuated from mountain peaks — Коммерсантъ
- Two injured Russian female climbers evacuated from mountain peaks in Kazakhstan — Интерфакс