Recently it became known that on August 27 in Utah drowned a young guy from Russia. On this day the group, which included about 30 people, went to rest in the Harbor of lake Powell, Vahvaa. There, young people rented 3 pontoon boats and decided to use them to overcome a popular tourist route.
However, in the course of the trip turned very bad weather, and the storm began. As a result, one man drowned, and several other children miraculously survived and was later hospitalized. The deceased was 20-year-old Alexander Barrows, a resident of St. Petersburg.
On 30 August the Consul General of the Russian Federation in Houston, said that relatives of the lost guy are unable to personally collect his body. According to Alexander Pisarev, this happened due to the fact that the us refuses to extradite people visa.
In the course of the trip turned very bad weather, and the storm began. As a result, one man drowned, and several other children miraculously survived. Photo: facebook
«Now them like that will not come – the Americans do not give a visa… Until the issue is resolved. I doubt that they will have the opportunity to leave St. Petersburg because Americans are actually the issuing of visas was stopped, including humanitarian cases,» — said the diplomat edition of RIA Novosti.
Pisarev said that now considering the option in which the dead body of Russians will be delivered to the home without the presence of close relatives. This issue deals with the insurance company. However, a specific date is too early.
«He was insured, so now we are waiting for the relevant paperwork from the insurance company. Then they will repatriate a body or conduct a cremation. While it is not clear», — says Alexander Pisarev.
The difficulty of obtaining U.S. visas began in 2017. Then Russia demanded that the U.S. cut diplomatic mission. Since the process of issuing visas has become much more complex.
In March this year America sent 60 Russian diplomats from its territory, saying these people were working for foreign intelligence services. It was also closed the Consulate General in Seattle. Russia in response has sent 60 employees of the US diplomatic mission and shut down the Consulate General in St. Petersburg. All of this led to another reduction in the number of visas issued.
Earlier, we wrote that the U.S. State Department has accused Russia of pressure on Ukraine. Using far-fetched pretexts across the Kerch Strait do not allow ships heading to the Ukrainian territory.
