Four Russian Rafters have died whilst attempting a descent of the Yurungkax River in Xinjiang, Western China.
Incredibly, two members of the six strong party survived after sheltering for 3 weeks in caves on the river bank.
Aleksandr Zverev was rescued by a joint Russian/Chinese search party that had been probing the area after the party failed to return on time.
Permission for the Russian search party to Chinese air space was only granted following high level discussions between President Putin and Chinese President Hu Jintao. |
