Moscow.- Two Russians, a man and a woman, died today after the breakdown suffered by a chairlift in Elbrus, of
5,642 meters, the highest mountain in Russia and Europe, according to the governor of the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, Kazbek Kokov.
“Unfortunately, I am forced to report that on Mount Elbrus
two people died as a result of an accident on a chairlift“, he wrote on Telegram.
The cable car
was closed for maintenance from September 2 to 24. According to the Telegram channel Mash, both deceased were cable car employees who were testing its operation.
At this moment their bodies lie at an altitude of 3,800 meters.
Kókov pointed out that rescuers are already on the scene and are working on the evacuation of the victims’ bodies.
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Although it was pointed out that for the moment there is no information about the deceased, the
Russian agency TASS reported, citing sources from the Emergency services, that it is a local resident and a woman.
“Preliminary, the cause of the accident is the detachment of the pulley cable from one of the towers,” he indicated, pointing out that the competent authorities will clarify all the circumstances of the events.
The Elbrus is located in the western part of the Caucasus mountain range, which, along with the Urals, marks the border between Europe and Asia.
