Bodies of Ukrainian men were found in Tisza and Romania

Border crossing through mountains and Tisza River — bodies of two Ukrainian men were found in Romania
Rescue operation. Photo: Salvamont Maramures

A man from Ukraine died in the mountains of Romania, he was trying to cross the border illegally. Another body was found in the Tisza River.

This was reported by the press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS) on Friday, December 6.

Tragedy on the border

According to the border guards, the Ukrainian illegally crossed the border through the mountains, but died of hypothermia.

"His body was found 200 meters from the border. The cause of death was hypothermia. His companions were rescued during a complex 22-hour operation. Two groups of rescuers climbed the mountain after them, because due to bad weather it was impossible to use aviation," the report says.

Кордон Румунія гори перехід
The man tried to cross the border through the mountains. Photo: Salvamont Maramures

The State Border Service of Ukraine added that another body was found in the Tisza River near the Romanian settlement of Câmpulung la Tisa. The circumstances and identity of the deceased people are being clarified.

"We draw the attention of citizens to the danger and warn against attempts to illegally cross the border," the border guards added.

Чоловіки Тиса кордон Україна Румунія
The deceased man. Photo: Salvamont Maramures

As a reminder, as of November, border guards found more than 40 bodies of people who tried to cross the border illegally. Similar incidents occur on different sections of the border: both on river banks and in hard-to-reach mountainous areas.

Novyny.LIVE also wrote that a man's body was found near the border with Romania in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. The man was probably planning to illegally cross the border.

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