Children camp’s director appeals detention over Karelia lake tragedy
Elena Reshetova, the director of of Syamozero Park Hotel, has filed an appeal with Karelia’s Supreme Court against her detention over an accident at a local lake resulted in the deaths of 14 children, RIA Novosti reported on Friday (June 24). On June 18, children and instructors of the children’s camp “Park-Hotel “Syamozero” were sailing on a raft and two canoes over the lake Syamozero in Karelia. 47 children were accompanied by 4...
Day of Mourning After Russian Boat Accident Kills 14 Children
Moscow and Karelia held a day of mourning Monday after 14 children died in a boating accident in Russia’s northern Karelia region on Sunday (June 19). Authorities have accused the summer camp’s leaders of delayed rescue attempts, failure to heed weather warnings and general negligence. President Vladimir Putin expressed his “deepest condolences” and instructed the Investigative Committee to find those responsible, the TASS news...
Five suspects arrested in Russia after tragic death of children at Karelian lake
Five suspects in the criminal case over death of children at the lake Syamozero in Russia’s Republic of Karelia were arrested, RIA Novosti reported on Monday (June 20). According to investigators, on June 18 children and instructors of the children’s camp “Park-Hotel “Syamozero” were sailing on a raft and two canoes over the lake Syamozero in Karelia. 47 children were accompanied by 4 adults who did not take gathering storm into...
Syrian detained for attempt to illegally cross Russian-Finnish border
A Syrian citizen attempted to illegally cross the Russian-Finnish border, the Regional Border Department of the Russian Federal Security Service said on June 1. “The officials of the Border Department of the Federal Security Servicer for the Republic of Karelia identified a Syrian citizen who attempted to illegally cross the state border in the territory of the Sortavala district,” the department said in a report. The...
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