Son of Missing Family Won't Seek Court Death Declaration
Moscow, September 28. Daniil Batalov, son of Irina Usoltseva who went missing with her husband and daughter in Kuturchino Belogorie, Krasnoyarsk Krai, stated he does not intend to file a lawsuit to declare his relatives dead, he told TASS.
Consensus
- The son of Irina Usoltseva will not file a court application to declare his parents and sister dead.
- Irina Usoltseva, her husband, and their minor daughter disappeared in September 2025 in Kutyurchinsky Belogorye, Krasnoyarsk Krai.
- The disappearance occurred during a hiking trip.
- The son stated he believes his family is still alive.
- The son considers it hypocritical to seek a court declaration of death if he believes they are alive.
- No results were obtained from large-scale search operations.
- An investigation was opened after their disappearance.
- Authorities considered various theories, including accident, crime, escape, and attack by wild animals.
Points of divergence
- Investigators have reconstructed a minute-by-minute timeline of events preceding the family's disappearance and interviewed about 150 witnesses from among relatives and neighbors. — vm
- The case may be closed if investigators determine the family were not victims of a crime. — vm
- The flow of travelers to the location where the family disappeared has decreased due to frequent encounters with predators. — vm
- Valentin Degterev, a friend of the family head Sergey Usoltsev, believes the missing family will likely never be found and the case may remain unsolved. — vm
- The coordinator of 'PrimoPoisk' said search efforts might yield results in autumn, citing favorable conditions such as fallen leaves and lack of dense vegetation for aerial observation. — riamo
Coverage (3 sources)
- Son of Irina Usoltseva declares he will not file a lawsuit to recognize relatives as deceased — Вечерняя Москва
- Son of Usoltsevys will not demand recognition of relatives as deceased — РИАМО
- Son of Usoltseva told about plans regarding recognition in court of his family as deceased — Вести