# Rescuers find final victim of Kabardino-Balkaria avalanche, Russia’s deadliest mountain disaster since 2002

https://mins.news/en/item/57084

- Meduza, 2026-09-14 02:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/14/rescuers-find-the-final-victim-of-the-kabardino-balkaria-avalanche-marking-russia-s-deadliest-mountain-disaster-since-2002

> The body of the 17th person killed in the Kabardino-Balkaria avalanche has been found, according to a regional Emergency Situations Ministry representative cited by RIA Novosti, who said the search was over. The ministry’s regional website had not confirmed that at publication time. The September 6 avalanche on Mount Mizhirgi struck 33 climbers in the Bezengi Gorge. Some victims were National Guard members training in the mountains. It was Russia’s deadliest mountain incident since 2002.