The car fell under the ice of Lake Baikal, two disappeared

The searches of two people are being conducted on Lake Baikal in the Irkutsk region: there a passenger car fell under the ice.

According to the press service of the Siberian Regional Center of the Ministry of Emergencies on Saturday, "at 08:13 (Moscow time) in the Severobaikal district, the Niva car fell under the ice of Lake Baikal, there were 3 people in the car. As a result of the failure, 2 people were missing," the report said.

Another person independently got out of the car, is currently cut off from the shore on an ice floe, Interfax reports.

The forces of the Ministry of Emergencies in the amount of 4 people 1 unit of equipment advanced to the scene of the incident.