“On August 9, the TsUKS of the Main Directorate of the EMERCOM of Russia for the KBR received information that a mountaineer from St. Petersburg, born in 1939, fell under a rockfall in the Elbrus region near the Trapezia peak,” Interfax quotes the message of the main department of the EMERCOM of Russia in the region.

The man was part of an unregistered group of six.

Rescuers lowered the body of the deceased from the highlands and handed over to the investigative and operational group of law enforcement agencies.

On August 7, it was reported that rescuers evacuated two climbers from Elbrus, who requested assistance during the ascent.