In the written statement made by the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan, it was stated that the communication was cut off at an altitude of 6 thousand 900 meters on the Tian Shan on July 19, and the search for 4 mountaineers, 3 Russians and one Lithuanian, whose coordinates were taken on 24 July, was terminated.
In the statement, it was stated that it is almost impossible to approach the coordinates, which is very dangerous for the life of the rescue team, which carries out search operations at an altitude of 4 thousand 100 meters, at 20-30 degrees below zero.
In the statement, it was noted that the team decided to return considering the difficult weather conditions and avalanche danger, and it was emphasized that all efforts were made to save the mountaineers.