The key facts

  • The incident occurred on the 'Dragon Eggs' beach in Teriberka, Murmansk Region
  • 32-year-old Viktoria F. was rescued and hospitalized in serious condition; 37-year-old Anatoly Ch. is missing
  • The circumstances of the incident are being clarified

What happened in Teriberka

In Teriberka, Murmansk Region, a storm wave swept two tourists into the Barents Sea. This was reported by the Telegram channel 112, which is cited by Gazeta.Ru. According to the channel, the incident occurred on the 'Dragon Eggs' beach, where a group of holidaymakers was walking on the rocks when a wave hit them.

The fate of the victims

'Two tourists were swept into the Barents Sea. 32-year-old Viktoria F. was rescued and hospitalized in serious condition. 37-year-old Anatoly Ch. is missing and a search for him is underway,' the channel's message reads in the publication. The circumstances of the incident are currently being clarified.

Similar incidents in other regions

This is not the only such incident in recent months: in October, near Tuapse, a storm carried two tourists out to open sea — a 55-year-old man and his 35-year-old acquaintance went swimming despite the storm; a witness filmed on video how a wave knocked one of them off his feet, after which both ended up in the open sea. Earlier, in Crimea, a tourist was rescued after being carried out to sea on a SUP board. These cases, like the incident in Teriberka, show that going near the water during a storm regularly turns into a life-threatening situation for holidaymakers — however, the editorial team has no information on how the search for the missing man near Tuapse ended or what became of the tourist in Crimea after the rescue.