Two girls missing in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region found alive
In short
Two girls aged 9 and 13 went missing on the morning of 4 October after leaving home in the village of Chulym in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region, police said. More than 40 police officers, rescuers and volunteers joined the search. Both girls were found alive the same day, RIA Novosti reported.
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Two girls aged 9 and 13 went missing in the village of Chulym in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region on the morning of 4 October and were found alive the same day, according to official news agencies. RIA Novosti, citing the district police department, said the local police office was put on alert after a morning report that the two girls, born in 2017 and 2014, had gone out to walk and had not come home. [ 2 , 4 ]
More than 40 police officers, rescuers and volunteers took part in the search, TASS reported. Later in the afternoon TASS reported that the family of one of the girls had previously come into the view of the juvenile affairs unit (PDN), without saying whether this was connected to the search. RIA Novosti reported at 18:40 local time that the girls had been found alive; neither outlet gave any details of where or how they were found. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
Why it matters
The case mobilised a district-wide search in a sparsely populated part of the Krasnoyarsk region and ended with the children found alive the same day. It also briefly put official attention on one of the families, which TASS said had previously been in the view of the juvenile affairs unit.
Key facts
- Police in the Balakhtinsky-Novoselovsky district were alerted on the morning of 4 October that two girls had gone out to walk in the village of Chulym and had not returned home, according to RIA Novosti. [ 2 ]
- The girls were aged 9 and 13, born in 2017 and 2014, RIA Novosti reported. [ 2 ]
- More than 40 police officers, rescuers and volunteers took part in the search, TASS reported. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The family of one of the girls had previously come to the attention of the juvenile affairs unit (PDN), TASS reported. [ 3 ]
- Both girls were found alive, RIA Novosti reported. [ 4 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Where and how the girls were found, and at what time. The report that the girls were found alive is a headline only, with no article text or details on the location or circumstances.
- Whether the family’s earlier contact with the juvenile affairs unit was connected to the girls going missing. The detail appears only in a TASS headline from a single outlet, which gives no further context.
- What caused the girls to leave and stay away. None of the documents describe the circumstances of the disappearance.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- TASS reports that two girls are being searched for in the Krasnoyarsk region, with more than 40 police officers, rescuers and volunteers taking part. [ 1 ]
- RIA Novosti reports that the district police department was put on alert after a morning report that two girls aged 9 and 13 had left to walk in the village of Chulym and had not returned home. [ 2 ]
- TASS reports that the family of one of the missing girls had previously come to the attention of the juvenile affairs unit (PDN). [ 3 ]
- RIA Novosti reports that the girls were found alive. [ 4 ]