A 20-year-old man falls into the Dnipro River in Kyiv due to a broken cable on an amusement ride: police open proceedings
Kyiv • UNN
Police have launched an investigation under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine after a cable broke on a zipline across the Dnipro River. A 20-year-old man fell into the river and is being searched for.
Police have opened proceedings under two articles over a cable break on a rappelling attraction across the Dnipro River, which resulted in a 20-year-old man falling into the river . UNN reports this with reference to the Kyiv police.
According to the information available to the police, at the time of the tragic incident, a 20-year-old man was on the ride
Investigators of the Pechersk Police Department opened criminal proceedings over the incident under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
In particular, we are talking about violation of safety rules by a person who is obliged to comply with them, if this violation created a threat of death - part 2 of Article 272 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and official negligence that caused the death of a person - part 3 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine
The police are currently working at the scene, all the circumstances are being established.
Addendum
Local publics reported that the cable of a rappelling attraction across the Dnipro River broke in Kyiv. A person who was going down the cable at the time fell into the Dnipro River.
Later, the Kyiv State Emergency Service told UNN and that the diving and rescue department was examining a section of water to search for the person.
Earlier, there were cases of people getting stuck in the middle of the ride.
The KCSA noted that the city will demand that law enforcement thoroughly investigate the activities of the company that operates the Dnipro River descent attraction in Kyiv, where a cable broke and a girl fell into the river.
