TRAGEDY AT 17,500 FEET

5 Climbers Killed in Horrific Mountain Disaster

The group strayed off course after getting caught up in a violent storm.

Five people have died while attempting to climb Russia’s Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe. The climbers, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, died after getting caught up in a violent storm. The bodies of two climbers were located at an altitude of more than 17,500 feet on Mount Elbrus and evacuated from the mountain. Authorities have been unable to recover the bodies of the remaining three climbers due to the bad weather conditions. Rescuers were able to save two climbers who survived the storm, and they were taken for medical treatment. The local prosecutor’s office said the group “strayed from the route” after getting caught up in deteriorating weather conditions while scaling the mountain. Bosnia’s foreign minister, Elmedin Konakovic, called the deaths “a major tragedy.” Bosnian media reported that all seven members of the climbing expedition were from the central town of Zenica and included a female doctor and a married couple. Mount Elbrus, located just north of Russia’s border with Georgia, is known for sudden ⁠changes in weather and hazardous climbing conditions.