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Avalanche in Buryatia Kills Tourists, Search Continues for Missing Group Member

Rescuers recovered two more tourist bodies in Buryatia's mountains — men born in 1988 and 1981 — while search continues for a third victim born in 1985. A seven-person tour group was caught in an avalanche near Constitution Peak on April 24; four were buried, three survived with injuries. Regional authorities have restricted access to Mount Munku-Sardyk through April 29 and declared a regional emergency. A criminal case has been opened for providing unsafe services resulting in deaths.