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Posted on 02/21/2026 11:05:03 PM PST by BenLurkin
Russian authorities say divers have recovered the bodies of seven Chinese tourists and a Russian driver who died after their mini-bus plunged under the ice to the bottom of Lake Baikal in Siberia.
Irkutsk regional Governor Igor Kobzev offered his "deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims". He earlier said one Chinese tourist had managed to escape.
The depth at the site of Friday's accident was 18m (59ft), and the divers had to use underwater cameras to search for the bodies.
Baikal - the world's deepest lake with a maximum depth of 1,642m (5,387ft) - is a popular tourist destination. It often freezes during harsh winters and has seen a number of deadly accidents over the years.
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"I would like to remind you once again that going out onto Lake Baikal's ice is not just prohibited right now. It's mortally dangerous," the governor said, urging tourists to use only official tour operators.
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Did they drive the bus *on* the ice?
Apparently so.
You probably pay extra for that.
With your life.
In seriously cold climates it’s not at all unusual for roads to be created on rivers and lakes during the winter.
When I lived on the prairies, driving out on the lake to go fishing in the dead of winter was quite common
Darwin Award.
Man who dlive on icee
Have Clack up !
Contrary to the rosy outlook on the benevolent aspects of Mother Earth, sometimes she just wants to kill us.
As ways to go this doesn’t sound appealing. And maybe its just me but I don’t see the appeal of being out in a bus on a frozen lake either from a touristic point of view.
A novelty to some, who have never experienced it.
When I lived in MN, we did it daily, from Dec. thru March, to go fishing.
Flying into Minneapolis in January, you could see where people had been driving on the river using seasonally available shortcuts across the ice.
My mother-in-law had to handle at least a couple insurance claims a year of people loosing their cars in what they thought was a safely frozen lake.
In Northern Minnesota in the 60s, we had only one rule for driving on the ice: Never go first. The US Navy made runways on the lake, and landed cargo airplanes on it.
Freudian slip?
Another poorly written news article.
If they use the clothes they were wearing they will have clean burial garments. No tickee, no washee.
That explanation is all wet.
Yes, let’s drive a bus onto a frozen lake. Tip to tourists: Make sure life insurance is up to date...
What do you call seven chicoms at the bottom of a lake?
One winter, my dad lost his snowmobile going across a lake in Maine (He was 13), He thought the ice was thick but the river was flowing under the ice. Beautiful Rupp snowmobile. It’s in about 30 feet of water. His parents were upset. My uncle (dad’s brother) almost lost his F-150 in 1990 at the same lake. The ice cracked but the truck went down to 5 feet of water. The lake was drained, since the dam owner was fixing the dam.
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