Professional mountaineers searching for missing mountain climbers in Azerbaijan (PHOTO)

Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 28

By Samir Ali - Trend:

Professional mountaineers are currently searching for the missing mountain climbers, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a message Dec. 28.

Three members of Gilavar Air and Extreme Sports Club - Farida Jabrayilzade, Babur Huseynov and Namin Bunyatzade - moving from Khinalig village of Azerbaijan’s Guba District in the direction of Mount Tufandag went missing Dec. 23.

An Mi-17 helicopter of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations, a rescue team of the Northern Regional Center, a rescue team of the Special Rescue Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, and a group of volunteers consisting of professional mountaineers have been involved in the search operations.