Boy missing after school in Yekaterinburg amid freezing temperatures
A 10-year-old boy, Semyon Luchinin, is missing in Yekaterinburg. The boy was on his way home from school and disappeared. This happened today, January 21.
As the search and rescue team «Proryv» (Breakthrough) told E1.RU, the family lives in the Kirovsky district. They recently moved from Orenburg, so Semyon is not yet familiar with his new neighborhood.
«It is very cold outside. We ask residents of the Kirovsky district to pay attention to a child walking alone and to check their building entrances,» the team appealed to Yekaterinburg residents.
The missing boy is 143 cm (4 feet 8 inches) tall, of average build, with gray-green eyes and dark blond hair.
At the time of his disappearance, Semyon was wearing a black hat, a down jacket (brown in front, black on the back), black puffer pants, and black boots with yellow soles. The schoolboy had a black backpack with white designs and a yellow bag with a ball image.
Police and volunteers are searching for Semyon. Anyone with information about the missing boy is asked to call +7 (343) 294-14-94, 102 (02), or 112. The search team«s phone number is +7 900 044-02-20.
Updated:
«Found, alive,» the «Proryv» team reported.
Read the E1.RU guide on what to do if a loved one goes missing. We have written about how to protect your child from kidnapping and how to teach children to never go with strangers under any circumstances. We have also published useful tips to help recognize when someone in front of you needs help.
