Ministry of Emergency Situations
of the Republic of Armenia

On February 20, at 09:40 on the shore near the guesthouse of Shorzja village two fire units from the Special Water Rescue Squad of the Regional Rescue Department of the Rescue Service of the MES of RA left to the scene to resume the searching activities of the missing citizen.

The water rescuers brought the dead body of Kh. M. (born in 1962) out of the water.

It should be recalled, that on February 18, at 14:20 an emergency call was received to Gegharkunik regional crisis management center that a citizen had drowned on the shore near the guesthouse of Shorzja village: the water rescuers' help was needed to pull the dead body out of the water.

Two fire units from the Special Water Rescue Squad of the Regional Rescue Department of the Rescue Service of the MES of RA dispatched to the scene.

At 20:09 due to darkness the searching activities were stopped without results.