18 Nizhny Novgorod residents have died in water-related incidents since the beginning of the year.

      18 people, including two minors, have drowned in the Nizhny Novgorod region since the beginning of 2026. This was reported by NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" citing the regional EMERCOM. A total of 24 incidents were recorded at water bodies, which is 15% less compared to the same period last year. At the same time, the number of fatalities at sea has increased—10 people drowned during the same period in 2025. Since the beginning of 2026, EMERCOM employees have rescued 13 people. The agency noted that the main cause of tragedies involving children remains insufficient supervision by parents and other adults. Earlier, pravda-nn.ru reported that a teenager drowned while trying to swim across a lake in the Nizhny Novgorod region.

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      Since the beginning of the year, 18 people have drowned in Nizhny Novgorod water bodies.

      Since the beginning of 2026, 24 incidents have been recorded in water bodies in the Nizhny Novgorod region, resulting in the deaths of 18 people. 15:46 10.06.2026 Otkryty Nizhny - Nizhny Novgorod

      18 residents of Nizhny Novgorod have drowned in water bodies since the beginning of 2026.

      Last year there were 10 victims.

      24 incidents in water bodies with 18 fatalities (including two children) have been registered in the Nizhny Novgorod region since the beginning of the current year. 15:25 10.06.2026 Vremya N - Nizhny Novgorod

      The number of drownings among Nizhny Novgorod residents in 2026 has increased by 70%.

      The Nizhny Novgorod region has recorded an increase in the number of fatalities at sea: since the beginning of 2026, 18 people have drowned in the region, while during the same period in 2025 there were 10. 15:15 10.06.2026 Network publication Zhivem v Nizhnem - Nizhny Novgorod

      18 people have drowned in the Nizhny Novgorod region since the beginning of the year.

      18 people have drowned in the Nizhny Novgorod region since the beginning of the year, reports NIA "Nizhny Novgorod". 14:57 10.06.2026 NTA-Privolzhye - Nizhny Novgorod

      18 residents of Nizhny Novgorod have died in water since the beginning of the year.

      18 people, including two minors, have drowned in the Nizhny Novgorod region since the beginning of 2026. This was reported by NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" citing the regional EMERCOM. 13:32 10.06.2026 Nizhny Novgorod Truth - Nizhny Novgorod

      18 people have drowned in the Nizhny Novgorod region since the beginning of the year.

      Since the beginning of 2026, 24 incidents have been registered in the region's water bodies. 11:06 10.06.2026 NIA Nizhny Novgorod - Nizhny Novgorod

      News from neighboring regions on the topic:

      A class 3 fire hazard has been declared in the Oryol region.

      Photo from the press service of the EMERCOM of Russia for the Oryol region.

      This was reported by the EMERCOM of Russia for the Oryol region. 12:50 10.06.2026 Government of the Oryol region - Oryol

      In Klintsy, a truck caught fire under mysterious circumstances.

      Photo from the EMERCOM of the Bryansk region.

      A report about the burning truck was received by the EMERCOM of the Bryansk region on the afternoon of June 9. 10:19 10.06.2026 IA Nash Bryansk.ru - Bryansk

      An 18-year-old boy drowned in the Kurgan region.

      Details of the incident were reported by the EMERCOM.

      An 18-year-old resident drowned in a water body in the Kurgan region. 06:36 10.06.2026 Kurgan.Ru - Kurgan

      Residents of Bryansk were shown a car that burned in the regional center.

      Photo from the EMERCOM of the Bryansk region.

      A report about the fire was received by the EMERCOM of the Bryansk region on the afternoon of June 8, 2026. 15:46 09.06.2026 IA Nash Bryansk.ru - Bryansk

      A teenager drowned in Lake Koltushskoe.

      A 17-year-old teenager drowned in Lake Koltushskoe. The tragedy was reported on June 8 to the EMERCOM of Russia for Leningrad Oblast. 20:33 08.06.2026 TK Saint Petersburg - Saint Petersburg

      Nearly 90 people have drowned over 3 years: the Tula EMERCOM named the main causes of incidents.

      Photo: Tula Press. In the Tula region, 87 people have drowned over the past three years.

      In the last three years, 87 people have drowned in the water bodies of the Tula region – of which 9 were children. 10:44 08.06.2026 IA Tula Press.Ru - Tula

      A man drowned in a water body in Pyatigorsk.

      In Pyatigorsk, a man drowned in a lake. The tragedy occurred last weekend in Kirov Park, reported the press service of the EMERCOM of Russia for the Stavropol Krai. 10:05 08.06.2026 News.1777.Ru - Stavropol