(MENAFN) Regional rescue authorities declared that the corpse of a woman, who died in 1987 while climbing Mount Elbrus in Russia's North Caucasus, has been discovered on the tilt of Europe's highest mountain.
The rescue service of Russia's republic of Karachayevo-Cherkessia confirmed: "The woman's body was found by a group of tourists at the height of about 4,000 meters. They informed rescuers about their discovery. According to preliminary information, the woman died while climbing the mountain 31 year ago. The body has been evacuated."
It added that a group of seven climbers was swept by an avalanche in the area in 1987.
"A passport was found on the name of Yelena Konstantinovna Bazykina, born in 1951, a native of the city of Novaya Ladoga in the Leningrad Region,"according to the source.
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