On September 4, a man drowned at an unauthorized beach after deciding while intoxicated to swim across the lake and failing to get out of the water. Divers found his body just two meters from shore, and rescuers reminded that swimming here is forbidden because of the cluttered bottom with trash, rebar, and tires. Despite the tragedy and warnings, teenagers kept diving near the water at the scene.
On September 4, three intoxicated men were on the shore of an unauthorized beach. One of them decided to swim across the lake, but unfortunately was unable to get out of the water on his own. Divers found the man’s body 2 meters from the shore and handed it over to law enforcement officers.“The bottom of the lake is heavily littered with construction debris, pieces of rebar, and car tires, so swimming here is prohibited. Unfortunately, the ban is ignored by both adults and children.
By the time we arrived, teenagers were diving into the water not far from the scene, apparently undeterred by either the low water temperature or the presence of a drowning victim just a few meters away from them,” the publication quotes Dmitry Bykanov, head of the emergency response unit of the Irkutsk Region Emergency Rescue Service.