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Boat with 8 people missing in Irkutsk Reg

The search is organized by the Kristina company with the participation of police and rescuers

IRKUTSK, September 9 (Itar-Tass) —— A boat with eight men aged from 28 to 40 disappeared in the Ust-Ilimskoye reservoir in the Irkutsk Region on Thursday, a source at the Russian Emergencies Ministry's regional department told Itar-Tass on Friday.

The banks on both sides of the reservoir and the nearby forest were examined in the search for the people. The search is organized by the Kristina company with the participation of police and rescuers.

A total of 54 people with four vehicles and five boats have sought the people.

The search continues this Friday with 18 people, three vehicles and three boats more.