The 14-year-old from Nizhny Novgorod who went missing while kayaking on a catamaran has been missing for the second day.

The 14-year-old from Nizhny Novgorod who went missing while kayaking on a catamaran has been missing for the second day.

      July 27, 2025, 11:43

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      IncidentsSearches for a 14-year-old teenager who went missing on a private beach in the Dalnekonstantinovsky district of the Nizhny Novgorod region are ongoing. This was reported to NIА "Nizhny Novgorod" by the regional EMERCOM press service.

      

      Recall that on Saturday, July 26, the boy was relaxing with his family and friends at a paid beach in the Zubaniha area. Around two in the afternoon, a group of teenagers went swimming on a rented catamaran with a slide. The boys were playing, jumping from the catamaran into the water. An hour later, the kids rowed back to the shore, but without their 14-year-old friend.

      

      According to NIА "Nizhny Novgorod" correspondent, who was also at this beach, children and adults immediately gathered at the water's edge. Among them was a crying woman — the mother of the missing teenager. An acquaintance of the family rushed into the water to search, but to no avail. At the same time, witnesses ran to the rescue tower, but they could not find the lifeguard.

      

      An hour later, police officers were already working at the scene. An ambulance arrived as well, though it soon left. Police officers patrolled the beach area by car, and around 4:20 p.m., they called in divers.

      

      Throughout this time, the boy’s mother sat on the shore with her minor daughter. They hugged each other and cried.

      

      "Mom, maybe he swam out from the other side and decided to come back along the shore? Is he just taking too long?" asked the girl.

      

      "He’s a responsible boy! He wouldn’t worry his mom,” replied the woman.

      

      Law enforcement officials refused to comment to our correspondent, saying that we must wait for the diving team. The Volga Rescue and Search Team of the Russian EMERCOM arrived only at around 7:00 p.m., when it started to get dark outside. There were still people at the beach, but fewer.

      

      According to NIА "Nizhny Novgorod," a prosecutor's officer also arrived at the scene. When asked "Is an investigation underway?" he replied: "Everything is through the press service."

      

      It was previously reported that the missing boy was a poor swimmer. It is unknown why minors were allowed to swim on the catamaran without life jackets.

      

      Earlier, reports covered a tragedy during the X-WATERS Volga swim in Nizhny Novgorod — one of the participants died there.

      

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The 14-year-old from Nizhny Novgorod who went missing while kayaking on a catamaran has been missing for the second day. The 14-year-old from Nizhny Novgorod who went missing while kayaking on a catamaran has been missing for the second day.

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