Kyrgyzstan|life|September 29, 2017 / 02:40 PM
22yo hiker from Israel Hillah Livne found dead. She fell off a cliff

AKIPRESS.COM - Hillah Livne, a 22-year-old hiker from Israel who went missing while hiking in the Sary-Chelek nature reserve in Kyrgyzstan, was found dead, AKIpress correspondent in Aksy district reported.

Director of the Sary-Chelek state reserve Esenaly Ormonaliyev confirmed that the body of the woman was found. She reportedly fell off a cliff between the rocks.

The rescuers from the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan are heading to the scene to pull out her body, he said.

Hillah Livne went missing in Sary-Chelek reserve on Sunday, another member of the group of Israeli and U.S. hikers fell and was injured and taken to the hospital for treatment. The citizens of Israel born in 1993 and Hillah born in 1995 were passing through the Kotormo ravine located in Sary-Chelek nature reserve and forest near Arkyt village. The man fell and injured his right leg while passing through the slope. The two then sent SOS through GPS, the authorities said.

A tourist group consisting citizens of Israel and US were hiking in Jalal-Abad mountains as part of the activities of the "Rescue in Mountains" foundation, according to authorities.

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