Krasnoyarsk Snowboarder Missing in Mansky District After Group Ride

A 39-year-old snowboarder from Krasnoyarsk, Vladimir Kiyutsin, went missing in the Mansky-Uyarsky district near Mount Argydzhek on January 31. He was with a group of seven snowboarders.

Mar 10, 2026

Vladimir Kiyutsin went missing in the Mansky district
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‘Search for Missing Children’ named after Oksana Vasilishina / Maria Lents / NGS24.RU

Vladimir Kiyutsin, a 39-year-old snowboarder from Krasnoyarsk, disappeared in the Mansky-Uyarsky district near Mount Argydzhek. This happened on January 31.

Search underway in the Argydzhek area
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‘Search for Missing Children’ named after Oksana Vasilishina/

A group of seven snowboarders set off to ride on Mount Argydzhek (located over 200 km from Krasnoyarsk, height — 1,523 m, a popular hiking spot. — Ed.) in the morning, according to the Emergencies Ministry of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

‘They climbed the mountain on foot. There are no lifts, nothing. And they started riding. When they went down, the man wasn’t there. They thought he had gone to the village on his own. Although it’s not very clear how he left, since they all came by car together. They reached the house in Narva in the evening, where they were staying overnight, but Vladimir never showed up. There is no mobile connection in the search area,’ the Emergencies Ministry in the region told NGS24.RU.

Currently, police officers, Emergencies Ministry personnel, and about 50 volunteers are working on Argydzhek.

Vladimir Kiyutsin is a professional chef who worked at ‘Bobrovy Log’ and then at major restaurants in Krasnoyarsk, and is passionate about snowboarding.

He was wearing: a black helmet, a brown-green ski suit, black mittens, brown boots. He had a white snowboard and a black backpack.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the following numbers: 8 (3914) 62-22-07 (Uyar city police), 112, or volunteers: 8 950 99-66-066 (24/7).

Update. As it became known, Vladimir Kiyutsin has been found. He spent the night in the taiga. Rescuers are currently bringing him out. There is no threat to his life or health.

As acquaintances of Vladimir clarified, the group he went riding with tried to find him on their own. However, when it got dark, they returned to the village and contacted the Emergencies Ministry.

Nearby, the search continues for the Usoltsev family: on September 28, the couple and their five-year-old daughter went on a hiking trip near Kuturchin and disappeared. They are being searched for by police, volunteers, rescuers, and hunters. All about the search — in this story.