According to the Minister, the kayak overturned. Doctors from the Pitkyaranta Central Regional Hospital confirmed the death of one of the tourists. It is known that a group of kayakers was swimming from Valaam towards Uuksu village in an organized manner.
To the scene of the accident arrived emergency medical team. However, by that time the victim had died.
There are no other details of the tragedy on Lake Ladoga, summarized the head of the Ministry of Health of Karelia.
Earlier, Deputy Mayor of the Spanish city of Murcia Rebeca Perez informed about 18 missing people during the fire in a nightclub.