Moscow tattoo artist missing in Thailand after bike trip from China

A Russian blogger who traveled by bicycle from China to Thailand has gone missing; he has not been in contact for several days after covering 3,000 kilometers.

Consensus

Ivan Chesnokov, a Moscow-based tattoo artist and blogger, went missing during a bicycle trip from China to Thailand.
He last contacted his family on October 16 at 14:05 MSK.
He had traveled approximately 3,000 kilometers before disappearing.
His location disappeared abruptly from a tracking device.
He was traveling on the route China – Vietnam – Laos – Thailand.
He had 1,000 euros in cash and a phone without a SIM card.
He communicated via Wi-Fi.
His family, including his wife and children, are concerned for his safety.
He did not have medical insurance.

Points of divergence

Ivan Chesnokov suffered a serious accident in Vietnam, resulting in severe leg injury with skin loss and loss of mobility, and he had been traveling for two weeks before the accident. — riamo
Ivan Chesnokov flew to China on September 16. — vesti
A Russian woman was found dead in Abkhazia on the same day as the disappearance, but this is unrelated to the case. — vm
Ivan Chesnokov was traveling from Guangzhou, China. — tg_mash

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Moscow tattoo artist missing in Thailand after bike trip from China

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