“On February 2, a car fell under the ice and sank in the Vyshgorod district of the Kyiv region: one person died, another is being sought.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Frozen Kyiv Reservoir. Photo: Olinka Rayda Source: Victoria Ruban, spokeswoman for the State Emergency Service of Kyiv region, in a comment to “Ukrainian Pravda” and on the air of “Suspilny”
Direct speech: “The incident happened on a reservoir near the village of Lebedivka, it is a bypass canal (Kyiv Reservoir – ed.). A UAZ car with two people fell under the water. So far, we know about 1 dead man. His body was found yesterday. Another man is being searched for the next day.”
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Details: Ruban explained that at first the relatives contacted the police about the disappearance of people. The police then relayed the message to rescuers. A video appeared on the network, showing approximately the place where the tragedy happened. Rescuers were on the scene at 8:30 a.m. on February 4. At that time, there was already a lot of ice over the car.
Ruban noted: the work is complicated by the fact that the rescuers actually have to manually cut large volumes of ice. In the afternoon of February 5, it was possible to pull the car out of the water. The body of a deceased person born in 1971 was found in the car. The search for another man (born in 1987) continues.
In the telecast, the spokeswoman of the State Emergency Service added that during the last weeks, more and more videos of cars driving onto the ice of the Kyiv Sea for drifting have been appearing on social networks. This is a very dangerous type of recreation, despite the fact that there is severe frost and thick ice, Ruban emphasized.