Six climbers who were climbing Eurasia's highest active volcano have died after falling from 13,000 ft. located in Far Eastern Russia. Rescuers are trying to pull out two injured climbers, Russian local media reported on Saturday, September 03, according to Daily Mail.
The climbers were trying to climb the top of the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano when the incident happened.
Based on the report of local media, the group began their hike on Tuesday. All of the climbers were Russian nationals. Their climbing was organized by a tour operator from the Siberian city of Novosibirsk.
The identities of the climbers have not been disclosed by the officials but it is believed that another 6 climbers are stranded on the summit due to bad weather.
The emergency ministry affirmed that they have sent rescuers to the Volcano but the altitude is too high for the helicopter to reach, they would have to walk to the site of the accident by foot from 3,300 meters.
Klyuchevskaya Sopka has formed some 6,000 years ago and its first recorded eruption was in 1697. The volcano is Siberia's highest mountain and is located some 4,225 miles east of Moscow. The government has ingrained it as the most dangerous Russian volcano.
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