7 Chinese tourists sank into Lake Baikal and drowned. Russian driver ignored the ice cracks and accelerated through.

According to reports on February 21, according to domestic media reports, a vehicle carrying eight Chinese tourists sank in the lake due to ice breakage near Olkhon Island in Lake Baikal, Russia. One Chinese tourist escaped and the other seven Chinese tourists drowned. The Chinese Embassy announced that in the Lake Baikal accident, a Russian driver and eight Chinese tourists were on board the vehicle involved.

Regarding this accident, a tourist said in an interview that on February 15, local time, the temperature that day was around minus 18 degrees Celsius. They found cracks on the ice when they were visiting the northern line. However, the driver got out of the car and checked the ice and found that there was no problem, so he accelerated and drove them through.

"The local temperature will rise higher in the next few days, and when you are close to the ice hanging, you can hear obvious cracking sounds." The tourist said.

Other tourists said that on February 17, local time, they also saw cracks on the lake. On February 19, local time, the day before the incident, they saw someone falling into an ice hole on the northern line. Fortunately, he was pulled up by someone nearby. "The ice is not thick enough this year, so hovercrafts are still needed to get up and down the island."

This is not the first ice casualty on Lake Baikal this year. On January 28, also on the ice near Olkhon Island in Lake Baikal, a vehicle carrying Chinese tourists overturned while driving on an icy road that had not yet been opened, causing casualties among Chinese citizens.

In this regard, the Chinese Consulate General in Irkutsk once again issued a safety reminder stating that the recent weather in Lake Baikal has been abnormal and the ice surface conditions are extremely complex.At present, the ice roads on Lake Baikal are not yet open, and cars are prohibited from entering the ice. Please do not take chances and do not ride across the ice by car in violation of regulations. For transportation on the ice, you can choose a hovercraft with higher safety.