Rescuers end effort to find missing Belarus tourist in Crimea

The Ministry for Emergencies of Ukraine has ended a search-and-rescue operation in order to find a Belarusian tourist that went missing in the Ukrainian resort area of Crimea, Belarus's Ministry for Emergencies told the Interfax news agency. The ministry for emergencies has ended the search, but police continues the effort," a ministry spokesman said. Police continues the search, because a criminal lead is not ruled out.

The 25-year-old resident of Minsk went missing on August 6 when he climbed the mountains near the village of Gurzuf.