The key facts
- The incident occurred in the Priiskovy area of Khakassia on the first day of the riding season
- The athlete was dug out by several people using their hands and shovels, clearing the space around his face
- Life.ru also recalls a similar case in Sheregesh, where a snowboarder spent about two minutes unable to get out from under the snow
Rescue from a snow trap
In Khakassia, 39-year-old freeride guide Igor Lysenko was nearly buried alive under the snow while snowboarding on the first day of the season. According to Life.ru, the athlete fell headfirst into a deep snowdrift in the Priiskovy area, popular with off-piste riders, and was unable to get back to the surface on his own.
How the rescue unfolded
The moment of the rescue was captured on video by the victim's colleagues. The footage shows several people digging through the snow with their hands and shovels, reaching the snowboarder's head and clearing the space around his face. As a result, the freerider was successfully dug out. The video's author captioned the clip with the phrase: 'What do we say to Death? Not today!'
A similar case in Sheregesh
The outlet also recalls a recent similar incident in Sheregesh: there, a snowboarder fell headfirst under the snow after landing in an unfrozen stream hidden beneath the snow cover and spent about two minutes unable to get out. To reach air, he tried to clear the snow around his face with his mouth; a friend and other visitors helped pull him out.
