A Chelyabinsk resident and his son drowned while paddling

CHELYABINSK, July 8 A Chelyabinsk resident and his 9-year-old son drowned in Lake Bolshoy Terenkul in the Chelyabinsk region while paddleboarding without life jackets. An investigation is underway, the prosecutor's office press center reported. region.
According to the prosecutor's office, on July 7, a 47-year-old resident of Chelyabinsk and his 9-year-old son drowned on Lake Bolshoy Terenkul in the Chebarkul district while paddleboarding without life jackets. The press center of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the region clarifies that the father and child fell into the water during the day.

«In Chebarkul, the prosecutor's office is conducting an investigation into the drowning of a father and minor son in a lake. The Chebarkul city prosecutor's office is establishing the circumstances of the incident, and compliance with the law in ensuring safety on water bodies will be checked,» the report says.

In addition, the investigative bodies of the Investigative Committee are conducting a pre-investigation check, the progress and results of which are under the control of the prosecutor's office, the press center adds.