Children drown on Lake Syamozero

Lake Syamozero, Pryazhinsky district, Republic of Karelia · 18 Jun 2016 · Transport accident

On 18 June 2016 boats carrying children from a holiday camp capsized in a storm on Lake Syamozero in Karelia. According to the Investigative Committee, 14 children died.

Official figures

Dead, by the official count: 14; as of 19 Jun 2016 · archive copy

The sources' words

On the death toll, as of 19 Jun 2016

«На данный момент следователи завершили осмотр тел 14 погибших и установили, что все они являются воспитанниками лагеря 2002-2004 годов рождения.»

Следственный комитет РФ: «В Карелии задержано четверо подозреваемых, возможно причастных к трагедии на Сямозере», 19 июня 2016 · archive copy

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