16:58, 13 September 2026

The number of dead in the Bezingi Gorge has risen to 17.

Rescuers found the body of the 17th climber, who went missing after an avalanche in the Bezingi Gorge, and completed the search operation in the mountains of Kabardino-Balkaria.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on September 12, rescuers found the body of the 16th climber who died in the Bezingi Gorge. Another climber was listed as missing.

On the evening of September 6, an avalanche descended from Mount Mijirgi on a group of 33 climbers. The death of climbers in the Bezingi Gorge became the most massive incident in Russian mountainous areas in a quarter of a century, TASS reported, citing its own calculations.

Today, rescuers found the body of the 17th victim of the snow and ice collapse in the Bezingi Gorge, TASS reports, citing a source in the emergency services of Kabardino-Balkaria.

With this, the search and rescue operation in the Cherek region has been completed, a source in the emergency services of the republic told RIA Novosti.

"Today, rescuers found the body of the 17th climber. Search and rescue operations have been completed," the agency quoted his words.

Kabardino-Balkaria is one of the main centers of mountain tourism and climbing in Russia. The jewel of the republic is the legendary Elbrus – the highest peak in Europe, at the foot of which are located ski resorts "Elbrus" and "Cheget".

Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/426594