Two men drown trying to save child in Irkut River

In the Irkutsk region, the body of a second man who attempted to save a child during a river rafting trip on the Irkut River was discovered.

Consensus

• A four-year-old boy was swept away by the current during a rafting trip on the Irkut river on July 3.
• Two men attempted to rescue the boy and subsequently disappeared.
• The bodies of the boy and one man were found on July 9.
• A search operation took place in the Shelekhovskiy District.
• The search lasted seven days.
• The bodies were identified by relatives on July 9.
• An investigation was opened and the organizer of the rafting trip was detained.

Points of divergence

• Two men were swept away by the current while swimming in the Katun River in the Mayminskiy District of the Altai Republic on July 1. — vm

Coverage (2 sources)

• RT: Body of Second Man Attempting to Save Child in Irkut River Found — Вечерняя Москва
• Body of second man missing during rafting found in Irkutsk region — Москва 24

Key entities

• Irkut
• RT
• Irkutsk Oblast
• Shelkhovsky District