“The finding of a minor victim as part of a tourist group in a dangerous zone - the place of the collapse of a snow massif - and her death were the result of non-performance or improper performance by officials, also from among the employees of DDT (“ House of Children's Art ”. -

RT

), of their official duties ", - said in a press release.

According to the investigation, a group of 16 people, including 13 minors, who went to the territory of the Khibiny tundra to participate in the All-Russian winter "Turiade 2021", was led by a man born in 1972.

Earlier, the UK said that the organizers of a tourist group from St. Petersburg, caught in an avalanche in the Khibiny, did not take into account the difficult terrain, the state and volume of the snow cover before leaving.