The prosecutor’s office of the Istanbul district, Baykoz instructed to form a group of police officers to search for a Russian swimmer, taking into account the likelihood that the athlete did not drown,
also requested records from the video surveillance cameras of all coastal state institutions, cafes, restaurants, parks and other objects. According to the results of the investigation of the prosecutor’s office, in the investigation, in 10:08 Local time on the day of the incident from the swimmer tracker, data from the jump platform were received, but no signals were received on the finish line.
Russian swimmer Nikolai Svechnikov missed in the Stambul Strait during participation in the 37th intercontinental swimming committee, organized by the National Olympic Committee Turkey.
Parting through the Istanbul Strait with the participation of 2820 athletes from 81 countries, took place the day before.
naval police and coast guard proceeded to the search operation immediately after receiving information that the Russian swimmer Nikolai Svechnikov could not get to the finish line on the shore. athlete, focusing for the efforts in the area of the swim route Kanlydzha-Kurucheshma, as well as throughout the Istanbul Strait.