“A girl born in 1997 was on vacation in Sochi, she came to Abkhazia as part of an excursion group.

The incident took place after a tourist group descended from the Gegsky waterfall to the highway leading to Lake Ritsa, ”Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations of the republic Tigran Delibaltyan quoted Interfax as saying.

It is noted that the rescuers who arrived at the scene began to search for a tourist who fell into the river, which was carried away by the current.

To date, the tourist has not been found.

In January, it was reported that a car with people fell into Lake Ritsa in Abkhazia, one person was killed.