Overview
- Rescuers recovered seven bodies and confirmed one survivor after the vehicle fell into a three‑metre‑wide fissure and sank at a depth of about 18 metres.
- Authorities identified the 44-year-old local driver and a Chinese family among the victims, including a 14-year-old child.
- Regional investigators opened a criminal case under Article 238 and Article 293 of Russia's Criminal Code, and they plan to question the lone survivor.
- Officials said the ice crossing to Olkhon Island was closed and warned tourists against driving on the lake or hiring unregistered guides.
- Russia's foreign minister offered condolences to his Chinese counterpart and pledged to share the investigation's findings with Beijing.