Five Bosnian Mountaineers Die in Mount Elbrus Avalanche

Georgia. It has been confirmed that five mountaineers from Bosnia and Herzegovina died in a severe avalanche on Russia's Mount Elbrus. Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported on Sunday that the bodies of three of them could not yet be brought down from the mountain due to bad weather.

According to Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations, rescuers recovered the bodies of two mountaineers at an altitude of 5,350 meters (17,552 feet) above sea level. Prior to that, the rescue team had safely brought down two living mountaineers and sent them to the hospital for treatment.