“Before going out on a multi-day ski trip with minors to the hard-to-reach terrain of the region, these persons did not take into account its difficult terrain, the state and volume of snow cover,” the press release says.
Thus, on the third day of the hike, the group found itself "dangerously close to an overhanging snow mass on a hill."
When the group passed near it, an avalanche fell, as a result of which a girl born in 2008 died.
At present, the location and height of the avalanche and the depth of the snow cover have been established.
A forensic medical examination was ordered to establish the cause of the child's death.
Based on the results of the investigation, an assessment will be made of the actions of the organizers of the group, the leadership of the children's home for creativity and the route qualification commission of St. Petersburg for negligence.
Earlier it was reported that tourist groups were being recalled from the Khibiny after an emergency with those caught in an avalanche.
On the evening of March 22, an avalanche occurred in the Khibiny in the Murmansk region.
The tourist group from St. Petersburg, which ended up in the area of a snow block, consisted of 13 children aged 10 to 15 years and three adults.
A girl born in 2008 after an avalanche was under the snow and subsequently died.
A criminal case was initiated on the fact of the state of emergency.