MCHS firefighter missing in Altai mountains

MChS employee Igor Bolshakov went missing in the Altai Republic on October 17.

Consensus

Igor Bolshakov, a 39-year-old MCHS employee, went missing on October 17 while traveling to a beekeeping site in the Altai Republic.
He was last seen driving his UAZ vehicle to a location approximately 26 kilometers from the village of Chemal.
His vehicle was found on October 18 in the Ak-Kaya area, but he was not nearby.
His mobile phone was found inside the vehicle.
Search operations began on October 18 and involved MCHS personnel, police, and volunteers.
The search area is difficult to access and has been affected by heavy snowfall.
Search efforts include ground teams and aerial surveillance using drones and a Robinson helicopter.
The region has a known presence of bears, and there is speculation that he may have been attacked.
There is no mobile phone signal in the area.

The search had reached its fifth day by the time of the report, with 85 searchers and 23 units of equipment involved by October 21. — vm
The search had been ongoing for only three days at the time of the report, and 35 people were involved on Monday. — riamo
Bolshakov was expected to return home the same evening of October 17 and was supposed to report to work on October 18. — vm
The report does not mention the work schedule or the expectation of return on the same day. — riamo
The search team had covered 25 square kilometers on foot and 41 square kilometers via drones by October 21. — vm
The report does not include specific figures on the area covered during the search. — riamo