what a great job you have to perform search and rescue unit “Lisa Alert”, and how often we have for various reasons lost people can be judged by the figures: last year the squad took 25 of 259 applications for the search of them found alive 18 925 found, unfortunately, lost – 1 929. And that’s not all Russia, and the 56 regions where there are their branches. “MK” asked Catherine Korolchuk, a representative of JI “Liza Alert” as they work in a pandemic and how has the number of people disappearing?
More or less people began to disappear after the introduction of the quarantine?
– While across Russia the total number has decreased by about 25%. I think this is a result of a pandemic – people follow the regime of self-isolation. But there are regions where the number of applications has not fallen at all: it depends on the rules of self-isolation in each area.
As you now carry out the searches?
– Now the main task of the detachment is not only to find missing, but not create additional problems in terms of the spread of coronavirus infection. Therefore, the active searches we are only in emergency cases. If, for example, lost people in a natural environment, and it will not look for some other ways. A few days ago in the Kursk region lost three-year-old boy. Traveled to the regions to help, searched myself Kursk, involved more than 800 people in the place came dog trainers, horse division, used the quadcopter. Searched for two days. The boy was found. Unfortunately, dead. It has close to the house by the river, there he was found.
All volunteers work in personal protective equipment: goggles, masks, gloves. Mostly came actuated “two”, but sometimes had large groups to go. It all depends on the task. Because, for example, a large portion of the field to sweep the two physically very difficult. Of course, the search engines are at a distance from each other, with observance of all safety requirements.
Now, in terms of the threat of infection, we try, whenever possible, to use only the methods of infopoisk. Distributed messages in social networks, we ask the media to help in this distribution. After all, if a sick search engine, it will infect the second and bring home, and it is not only a great loss of physical strength squad, but also a huge danger to other people.
Children have gone and lost?
– Just as before, but now often receives requests for missing teenagers. This is due to the fact that they have 24 hours to stay with their parents in homes. It leaves its mark, children of this age have suffered the trauma of being in four walls. So if there are any discrepancies in the interests of, any requirements that they seem to be wrong, they can cause a teenage body, raging hormones, incorrect perception, and he can turn around and leave.
– And for what reasons now lost elderly?
– memory Problem during a pandemic does not disappear. And just as they go over some bread, gone-gone, forgot where I was going, where was. We have one story associated with the pandemic. Recently lost a grandmother. Or rather, not lost, but were found in Moscow, directly at the bus station. Appealed to us the employee of the bus station. What is most interesting, my grandmother knows her name, where she lives. She suffers from memory lapses. But she can’t go home because she doesn’t have a passport. To go to your area – it is from another region – she simply needed a document. Our inforge throughout the day in order to send grandma home to get the right help to buy a ticket. Where waiting for her grandson. But they have long worked to solve this issue: first, there were problems with obtaining the necessary forms of document, and then it turned out that this form is not enough. In the end the guys dropped her off. But we were worried whether we will be able then to go back, because of the pandemic, many regions are closed.
– Tell us about the last good looking?
April 27 in Ryazan region is also missing 82-year-old grandmother. On the search we found out on April 29, there were Autonomous groups. To find the grandmother was a passerby on the 12th day of searching. It’s just a miracle! And on may 7 in Moscow region lost 13-the summer teenager, but about the loss, we learned only the next day. Inforge squad rang relatives contacted the police. May 9 after the end of the information gathering was declared active service. Later that evening the boy was found alive.
Volunteers “Liza Alert Kuzbass” Daria topchy told “MK” that they have in the region began to disappear people:
– the Number of applications for people search in April increased, they received about 90. For comparison, in February, 73 in March 63. Children’s searches in April there were 2 cases, but, thank God, found alive. Requests come every day, but not all of them require action. Is information search. Combing the area in April, it took twice.
