At 11:29am Monday, the Aragatsotn provincial operational management Center of Armenia received a report that a person in the village of Yeghipatrush had climbed a mountain, could not be contacted, and he was probably trapped under an avalanche.

A fire and rescue squad as well as a special rescue team were dispatched to the scene.

As a result of the search, rescuers recovered the dead body of this person who was trapped under an avalanche.

It turned out that he was Russian, and 37 years old.

The Investigative Committee of Armenia informed Armenian News-NEWS.am that a criminal case has been initiated into this incident, and an autopsy of the body has been ordered.