Transbaikalia: A family drowned on the river during the crossing

In the Sretensky district of Transbaikalia, when crossing the Shilka River on Sunday, a family drowned-mother, father and 10-year-old daughter. The 17-year-old daughter from the same family had to watch the tragedy-the child was on the shore, said the head of the district, Alexei Zakurdaev.

According to him, the family wanted to cross the Shilka River from the Morgul microdistrict to the center of Sretensk. They asked the villager from Kokui, who repaired the boat, to transport them to the other side. When the boat began to sink, its owner swam towards Sretensk, and passengers in the opposite direction, where Shilka has the biggest depth. Father tried to save his daughter, but to no avail. A 17-year-old daughter of a family remained on the shore, who did not have enough space in the boat. According to Zakurdaev, a psychologist works in a girl.

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The owner of the boat helped teenagers from the water. He later explained that the home -made boat began to be filled with water when the girl struck the end hole in the bottom with a blow of her leg, the Zab.ru portal writes.

Officials announced that the family is prosperous, "without a tendency to drink alcohol." In addition to a 17-year-old girl, in a family without parents, according to the district chapter, four more children remained. The search for bodies has not yet given a result. At a meeting of the emergency commission, the administration of the Sretensky district asked the heads of the villages downstream of the river in search of the bodies of the dead and examine the shore. The State Inspectorate for Small Courts will take care of the bottom of the bottom and get the boat.

Locals told the editorial office of Siberia. Real that residents of the station and small villages on the river are often forced to hire private boaters without asking for a license in order to move to the other side - there are only bridges across Shilka near large settlements. “I know that the bridge has been very far from the Sretensk station where the tragedy has occurred. The locals have to melt the water,” reports Siberia. Realiyami Transbaikalet Denis Kutuzov. According to local residents, no one is following the carriers - they do not pay taxes on the crossing for crossing, they do not conduct a vessel inspection.