Belarusian and Russian services have been searching for the berry picker in the border forests for a week

October 11, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Belarusian and Russian services have been searching for a resident of Vitebsk district in the remote forests on the border territory for a week, Dmitry Brovko, head of the Vitebsk District Department of Internal Affairs, told a BELTA correspondent. A request to search for the 53-year-old woman was received by the District Department of Internal Affairs from relatives on October 4, two days after she got lost in the forests in the Velizhsky district of Smolensk region. The woman went there with fellow villagers to pick cranberries. As long as the woman could be contacted by mobile phone, relatives did not lose hope that she could find her way out on her own. After all, two years ago, a similar incident happened to the berry picker - she wandered through impassable forests for two days and still found her way home. This time, a miracle did not happen, and employees of the Vitebsk District Department of Internal Affairs and the Velizhsky Department of Internal Affairs of the police had to join forces in searching for the missing person. Rescuers, foresters, volunteers also joined them, and servicemen of the internal troops and dog handlers were involved. Currently, the search is ongoing. According to the Department of Internal Affairs of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, since the beginning of the mass season for picking berries and mushrooms, official searches for those lost in the forests of the Vitebsk region have been conducted at least 25 times. This year, the number of requests for help in searching for those lost in the forest is several times higher than in previous years. Law enforcement agencies and rescuers urge citizens to be careful and attentive, remembering that an extra bucket of mushrooms or berries is not worth a human life. When going into the forest, you need to take care of your own safety and strictly follow the rules of conduct in the forest. For example, you should inform your relatives and friends about your trip in advance, take a charged mobile phone, water, matches, a raincoat, a whistle, and wear a bright jacket in the forest. -0-