The key facts
- Sosedov died on September 23, 2026, at a hotel in Neryungri, where he had come to head the jury of the 'Pearl of the Far East' contest
- Relatives link the fall to the flight, the many-hour journey, the abrupt temperature change, and low blood pressure
- Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin took the investigation under his control after the family's appeal
Relatives' version: the journey, frost, and low blood pressure
Relatives of music critic and TV presenter Sergei Sosedov believe that his fatal fall was preceded by a sharp deterioration in his health. This is reported by kp.ru, citing the critic's relatives and acquaintances. His friend Larisa said that he often complained about low blood pressure, especially during weather changes. Shortly before the tragedy, Sosedov had taken a long flight, after which he spent about ten more hours traveling to his destination by car. According to her, the abrupt change in temperature could have been an additional strain: from relatively warm October Moscow he arrived in Yakutia, where it was about three degrees below zero, and he may have felt dizzy.
His mother confirms a tendency toward hypotension, but the cause has not been established
The critic's mother, Antonina Petrovna, agrees with this version: according to her, she herself and her younger son both have a tendency toward low blood pressure. However, there is no confirmation that this was the cause of the fall — as kp.ru emphasizes, the dizziness version remains an assumption of relatives and acquaintances, not an established medical cause of the incident. The tragedy occurred on September 23, 2026, at a hotel in Neryungri: the 58-year-old Sosedov had come to Yakutia to head the jury of the beauty and fashion contest 'Pearl of the Far East'. As a result of the fall, he suffered a severe head injury; doctors tried to save him, but the injuries proved fatal.
The investigation under Bastrykin's control and questions for the hotel
Investigators continue to establish the circumstances of the incident. Earlier, Life.ru reportedthat the investigation into the death attracted the attention of Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin: after an appeal from relatives, he demanded a report on the progress of the criminal case. The TV presenter's relatives doubt that the investigation has taken all circumstances into account: a specialist invited to a TV program suggested that the fall could have been facilitated by safety violations at the hotel — uneven step heights, the absence of anti-slip strips, and insufficient lighting. Thus, the family and acquaintances have two versions — Sosedov's health condition and possible deficiencies in the hotel staircase — but neither has yet been officially confirmed.
