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Search squad "Liza Alert": why is it called that? Search and Rescue Squad "Lisa Alert"

“A 12-year-old boy disappeared…”, “A girl left home and did not return, her eyes are blue, her hair is blond…”, “A man is missing…”. Pages are full of such announcements about missing people printed publications and Internet resources. Who is involved in the search The police, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and volunteers, such as representatives of the organization "Lisa Alert". Why is it called the search squad and what does it do? This will be discussed below.

Who is looking for missing people?

The statistics are harsh and inexorable, and it shows that every half an hour in Russia up to two hundred thousand applications from relatives searching for their missing loved ones are received at the police departments every year. The vast majority of these appeals are processed promptly, and people are located and returned to their families. Police officers, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, and more recently, volunteers of the Lisa Alert search squad are involved in the search. The life of the missing people depends on the coherence of the work of each member of the team and the efficiency of actions. Caring people form the backbone of the Liza Alert search squad. Why is it called that?

Liza - a girl who did not have time to help

The history of the detachment began in 2010. This summer, the boy Sasha and his mother disappeared. Volunteers came out to search, and the child was found alive and well. And in September, a girl, Liza Fomkina, from Orekhovo-Zuevo, went missing with her aunt and got lost. In the case of Lisa, the search was not started immediately, precious time was lost. Volunteers joined the search only on the fifth day after the disappearance of the child. 300 people were looking for her, who sincerely worried about the fate of a little unfamiliar girl. She was found 10 days after she went missing. Unfortunately, help came too late. A 5-year-old girl survived in the forest without food and water for nine days, but did not wait for her saviors.

Volunteers who participated in the search on September 24, 2010 were shocked to the core by what happened. On the same day, they organized a volunteer search squad "Lisa Alert". Why it is called so, every participant in this movement knows.

Alert means search

The name of the little heroic girl Liza has become a symbol of human participation and complicity. The word "alert" in translation from English means "search".

In the United States, since the mid-1990s, the Amber Alert system has been operating, thanks to which data on each missing child is put on the scoreboard in in public places, on the radio, in newspapers, appear on the Internet. In our country, unfortunately, there is no such system yet. Employees of the Liza Alert search squad are trying on their own to introduce, if not an analogue of such a system in Russia, then at least make information about someone else's misfortune available. Indeed, in the case when people disappear, and especially children, every minute counts.

Who are the members of the search party?

Why the squad is called "Lisa Alert", you now know. Let's talk about its composition.

A detachment from Moscow, the first in this truly all-Russian movement, is the largest and most active. To date, divisions with a different number of participants have been formed in forty regions of the country.

There is no single control center here, each department operates independently. But there is a constant connection between them, which is carried out as a result of the training of new employees, the exchange of experience and information. The organization does not have settlement accounts, all activities are carried out on a voluntary basis. Volunteers are provided with the necessary equipment, means of communication and transport during the search work. During long searches, the participants of the rescue operation are provided with food.

Search engines do not charge money for their services. Those who want to help can enroll in the detachment, provide assistance technical means or any other kind of support. And each participant knows why the group is called "Lisa Alert", and is afraid of not being able to meet those who are in trouble.

How is the search going?

Representatives of the detachment seek to inform people about what to do if a person is missing. The fate of the lost people depends on the clear and timely actions of the relatives who applied. According to statistics, when contacting on the first day, 98% of the lost are found, on the second day - 85%, when contacting on the third day, the percentage of a happy outcome decreases to 60%. And later, the chances of finding a missing person alive, especially a child, are practically reduced to zero.

In the case of Liza Fomkina, active searches began only on the fifth day, which led to a tragedy that shocked the volunteers. That is why the search party is called "Lisa Alert" - it is not only a tribute to memory, but also an eternal reminder that someone in this moment waiting for help.

Interaction with government agencies

Representatives of the search engines over the years of the detachment's existence have established contact with the police and the Ministry of Emergency Situations. After all, the main task of finding missing people lies with the authorities. But what can one district inspector do if a person is lost in the forest? given the scope of the search.

The Lisa Alert search party comes to the rescue. Volunteers create mobile search groups, draw up an action plan, collect information about the missing person, where and when he was seen in last time. Every little thing can be the key to a happy ending.

Where does the search begin?

There is a hotline in the search squad. A single number valid throughout the country. For those who have lost their loved ones, but hope to find them, sometimes he becomes the only thread to salvation. The operator takes the call, but the volunteers don't act without a missing person's report being filed with the police. It is not uncommon for hooligans to call and tell tragic story loss of a person. If there is a statement to the police, representatives of the search squad enter the case, deploying organized and well-coordinated activities, not forgetting for a minute why it is called “Lisa Alert”.

Operation "Search"

Each member of the detachment is given his place and his role in the operation. At the main headquarters, they operate remotely, collecting information bit by bit, distributing it in the media, on the Internet, posting ads, and compiling a map of the search area.

An operational headquarters is deployed directly on the spot. In it, the coordinator determines the search and rescue plan, a detailed map of the area is drawn up with the definition of search squares for each member of the group. Here, the radio operator provides communication with each participant, so that in case of detection, the rest of the participants in the search can come to the rescue immediately. During a long search, the support group arranges for the supply of food, water and other necessary materials so that the search continues without stopping.

Teams of volunteers trained to navigate rough terrain work directly in the search area. Beginners are always put next to experienced searchers. If necessary, helicopters of the aviation group will take to the sky, which will provide aerial reconnaissance. If the search area is far away, then the groups can be delivered by all-terrain vehicles. As part of the search engines there are cynologists with dogs who help to find lost people. If the tragedy occurred near a reservoir, divers from the Ministry of Emergency Situations inspect the water area. All these forces are involved, depending on the complexity of the search, in order to have time to come to the rescue and not repeat the situation that happened many years ago, and remind yourself why it is called “Lisa Alert”.

Who can become a squad member?

The ranks of the search detachment "Liza Alert" are open to everyone. Everyone can provide all possible assistance. Students, retirees, accountants, housewives, athletes or freelancers can all become members of the Volunteer Squad. Anyone who has reached the age of majority can become a volunteer. Those who are still in school can help spread and search for information on the Internet, but do not participate in active searches.

Why the Lisa Alert search squad is called that, we have already explained to you. Volunteers are taught first aid techniques, taught how to work with navigators, a compass, a radio station, and the basics of cartography. So that each volunteer can provide needed help victim and notify other team members of the find.

Search engines keep up with the times

The Lisa Alert search squad has its own number hotline, unified throughout Russia. In each phone, these treasured numbers must be memorized. After all, in the case when a person is lost, there is not a minute to lose. The operator will instruct the applicant about the algorithm of actions.

Also on the official website of "Lisa Alert" you can find a search form, by filling out which, each applicant can be sure that this information will be seen in different parts of the country.

Now "Liza Alert" has also got mobile app. Anyone can download it to a smartphone. It's more of an app to notify volunteers that a person is missing in a particular region. It helps to quickly assemble rapid response teams.

Forewarned is forearmed

Members of the group are active preventive measures aimed at reducing the number of disappearances. Simple Rules Sometimes they help save someone's life. Also, the staff of the Lisa Alert detachment (why they called it that, many think) developed clear algorithms for how to act during search operations in the forest, on a reservoir, in the city and in other conditions.

Despite all efforts, in Russia between 15,000 and 30,000 children go missing every year. Every tenth of them - forever. That's why "Lisa Alert" is called that, and the victory of these people is someone's life saved!

Squad functions

  • Operational search for missing persons;
  • 24/7 coordinators on duty prospecting work and constant readiness to the operational deployment of searches with the participation of volunteers, equipment, rescue equipment;
  • Information support of search activities of the PSO;
  • Subjective analysis of rescue operations and evaluation of their effectiveness.

Functions of squad members

Work remotely:

  • the information coordinator provides the necessary data to the headquarters, sends volunteers;
  • the infogroup is engaged in the dissemination of information in the media, attracting volunteers;

The headquarters are:

  • the coordinator directs the search;
  • signalman provides radio communication;
  • the cartographer prepares maps of the search area, puts the necessary information on the map;
  • duty doctor;
  • the registrar notes the arrival and departure of volunteers, brought equipment;
  • the support team equips the headquarters and the kitchen;

In the search area are:

  • aviation group survey the area from the air with the help of aircraft, including with the use of a thermal imager;
  • all-terrain vehicles comb the territory on special vehicles, transport search engines;
  • trackers, check the involvement of traces and things in the lost;
  • cynologists work both with search dogs (they search by the smell of a person) and with tracking dogs;
  • watermen inspect reservoirs;
  • seniors lead search groups of 2 to 30 volunteers;
  • Volunteers on foot are combing the area, putting up orientation sheets, interviewing the population;

Organization of search activities

Applications for conducting searches are received by a round-the-clock telephone number or on the website through a special form. Anyone can apply. Usually this is done by relatives and friends of the lost or official services. Upon acceptance of the application, the coordinator and information coordinator are determined. Members of the detachment are notified using: forum topics, sms and e-mail newsletters, twitter. The next step is to call the hospitals. Volunteers notify the search coordinator of their readiness to leave, the crews of the vehicles are formed. Orientations are compiled and replicated. Information about searches on the Internet and the media is being disseminated. Maps of the search area are prepared and printed. Upon arrival at the place of search, contacts are established with relatives and friends of the lost person, with the official services involved (police, Ministry of Emergency Situations). A field headquarters is being organized, including: a headquarters tent, workplaces for a radio operator and a cartographer, a medical officer on duty, a kitchen, and parking. All available information flows to the coordinator. The territory is divided into squares and zones. The coordinator directs groups of volunteers to work on the ground, taking into account their specialization. The incoming data are brought together, the surveyed territories are marked. If one information contradicts another, then all possible versions are worked out. Which of the search activities to apply in a particular case is decided by the coordinator. Searches are conducted both during the day and, if possible, at night, until the discovery of the lost. The active phase of the search stops as the possibilities are exhausted and passes into the passive phase until new information appears.

Activity

As of December 2011, applications for 135 missing persons were accepted. Organized 60 searches. There have been countless trips.

Notes

To date, there are two options, two incarnations of Lisa Alert. The first, best known for the site lizaalert.org, is an online community led by the elected leader of the detachment, Grigory Sergeyev. The second is a detachment officially registered with the Ministry of Justice, exists only on paper and does not search for the missing.

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Search and rescue squad "Lisa Alert"
LizaAlert
File:LA logo.jpg
Foundation date October 14, 2010
Type volunteer detachment
Number of participants It is not possible to measure the number of participants as people come and go
Chairman Grigory Borisovich Sergeev
Website lizaalert.org

DPSO Lisa Alert (Volunteer Search and Rescue Team, Search Team Lisa Alert)- non-commercial public organization, consisting of volunteers, and engaged in the search for missing missing people. Also known as the Volunteer Search and Rescue Squad Lisa Alert. The name of the organization comes from the name of 5-year-old Liza Fomkina, whose search gave impetus to the creation of the detachment, and English word Alert(translated as an alarm). The main part of the search takes place on the territory of the Moscow region and nearby regions. Priority is given to finding children and the elderly, as well as people who get lost in natural environment. The detachment is not engaged in the search for missing soldiers and their identification. The detachment does not provide paid services by search; searches are carried out free of charge by the efforts of volunteers.

Squad functions

  • Operational search for missing people;
  • Carrying out preventive measures aimed at reducing the number of cases of disappearances;
  • Training of members of the DPSO Liza Alert and state PSOs in the skills of conducting search operations, methods of providing first aid to victims, using search equipment (compass, walkie-talkie, navigator, etc.) and other skills necessary in search work.
  • Dissemination of information about the Liza Alert DPSO in order to attract new volunteers and optimize interaction with government agencies during the search activities.

Functions of squad members

Remotely:

  • hotline operators round the clock receive, process and transmit appeals to PSO units, advise applicants on primary actions in case of a missing person.
  • the information coordinator provides the necessary data to the headquarters, sends volunteers;
  • the infogroup is engaged in the dissemination of information in the media, attracting volunteers;
  • the cartographer prepares maps of the search area.
  • the coordinator directs the search and rescue operations;
  • the operational cartographer puts the necessary information on the map;

In the search area:

Organization of search activities

Applications for conducting searches are received in the form of a call to a round-the-clock telephone number or to the website of the PSO "Liza Alert" by filling out a special form. Anyone can apply. Usually this is done by relatives and friends of the lost or official services. The only condition is that the person must be officially listed as missing, i.e. should be a police report.

Upon acceptance of the application, the coordinator and information coordinator of the search are determined. Members of the squad are notified by posting a relevant topic on the forum, sending SMS and e-mail newsletters to subscribers from among the members of the squad, posting information on Twitter. At the same time, calls are made to the Central Reference Ambulance, the Accident Registration Bureau, as well as hospitals in the corresponding region. Volunteers ready to leave notify the search coordinator of the time and place of the search departure, with the help of the information coordinator, depending on territorial location search engines formed crews of cars.

Maps of the search area are prepared and printed. Orientations are compiled and replicated with a photograph of the missing person, a description of the main signs and an indication of the date and place where the person was last seen. Information about searches on the Internet and the media is being disseminated.

Upon arrival at the search site, the relatives and friends of the lost person are interviewed, contact is established with the official services involved (police, Ministry of Emergency Situations). A field headquarters is organized, including: a headquarters tent and / or a car, workplaces for a radio operator and a cartographer, a medical officer on duty, a kitchen, and parking. All available and emerging information in the search process flows to the coordinator. The territory is divided into squares and zones.

The coordinator, taking into account the skills, abilities, capabilities of volunteers, divides them into groups and directs them to perform tasks on the ground. The data coming from the search groups are brought together, the surveyed territories are marked on the maps. When conflicting information appears, all possible versions are worked out. The search coordinator is responsible for analyzing all the information obtained in the course of the search and making decisions regarding the conduct of further search activities. Searches begin and are carried out at any time of the day and are conducted until the discovery of the lost one or until all available versions are worked out. Further, active searches can move into a passive phase until new information appears.

Activity

In addition to direct search activities, the detachment is engaged in the following activities:

  • recruiting and training volunteers in the first first aid, work with a navigator, radio station, compass, cartography, leadership of a search group, management of a search in general, etc.;
  • conducting training trips, where all kinds of search activities are practiced;
  • work with the media;
  • establishing contacts with formal and informal organizations;
  • carrying out preventive measures aimed at reducing the number of cases of disappearances;
  • Carrying out promotions aimed at updating the attention of society to the problems of the missing.

The detachment took part in the liquidation of the consequences of the flood in Krymsk ( Krasnodar region) in the summer of 2012.

The detachment is the Winner of the ROTOR award in the nomination "Internet Community of the Year".

Principles

The detachment is built on the basis of goodwill, mutual assistance, selflessness. PSO "Lisa Alert" does not accept cash aid, does not have settlement accounts and virtual wallets. This is the principled and unchanging position of the detachment. Those who wish can help with the dissemination and / or collection of information, assist in providing or donate to the detachment the equipment necessary for conducting search operations (a public list of equipment is available on the Organization's website), as well as food for catering to searchers during search operations.

Volunteers

The detachment consists of people of different nationalities, professions, views, religions. The main thing that unites them is an indifferent attitude to someone else's misfortune, enthusiasm, willingness to spend their time, effort and money for the benefit of the victims. Minors are not allowed in the group.

Regional divisions and colleagues

The Moscow detachment is the most numerous and active. Units of the detachment, of varying degrees of organization, were formed in more than ten regions of Russia: Tver, Krasnodar, Ivanovo, Leningrad, Kostroma, Rostov, Bryansk, Kaluga, Altai, Kursk, Tatarstan ... In a number of regions, local search and rescue teams are emerging: Tula, Perm, Vologda, Vladimir, Khabarovsk, Omsk, ... The structure of the detachments is networked, there is no coordination from the center, interaction takes place with the aim of exchanging information, training (including remote) and assisting in the creation of an independent capable regional structure.

Why do people disappear?

People who are unable to independently navigate in space and left unattended are easily lost. This category includes young children, people with mental disabilities, memory disorders, including senile ones. The detachment has to look for victims of accidents and crime. A separate category is the so-called. "runners" - people hiding of their own free will.

History of creation

The idea of ​​​​creating a squad to search for missing children came in the fall of 2010 after searching for little Sasha, who got lost in the forest near Chernogolovka, and 5-year-old Liza Fomkina, who, along with her aunt, got lost in the forest near Orekhovo-Zuev. The prototype of the name of the detachment was international system alerts

coordinator - leader active search. He makes the main decisions, determines the direction of the search, selects the methods. He is also responsible for the quality of the tasks performed by search engines and for their safety. He is in contact with relatives, communicates with police officers, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the UK. Therefore, trained coordinators are very important for the Liza Alert squad. After all, then there will be a well-organized search, it will be "found, alive." ⠀ Lisa Alert and the Missing Persons Center have launched an annual training course for squad coordinators across the country. The course is unique, created by the team's experts and has no analogues in the world. Experienced senior search teams who participated in 50 or more searches are admitted to training. Future coordinators of Moscow take the course in person, the regions come to lectures or participate remotely. A total of 318 people started training. Not everyone will become active coordinators: some will drop out during the training process. In addition, the course contains three intermediate tests, and those who successfully pass them will continue the training. ⠀ The course is about 30 weekly three-hour lectures, which will be read as specialists of the detachment (search in different conditions, people search different ages, organization of search, work with maps, info search, interaction with aviation, etc.), and external experts. Thus, lectures on the specifics of searching for the missing with dementia, autism, Down syndrome are read with the participation of medical specialists of the relevant profile, and classes on interaction with the police, the IC and the Ministry of Emergency Situations are held with the participation of service representatives. However, without practice, everything is in vain, so after the course of lectures, students will participate in real search along with experienced coordinators. ⠀ Grigory Sergeev, chairman of the Liza Alert squad @sergeev_grigoriy

Report of the search coordinator @sergeev_grigoriy ⠀ The application came in the evening of the 17th. The missing guy was walking in the woods along the ski slopes, but he strayed, which he informed his parent about by phone. The parent said to stand still. At the time of the application to us and the call, my mother was in the forest. She reported that she had 1% charge, she was on the 13th km of the illuminated ski run. Follows in the footsteps. ⠀ Here it should be said that right at this second it would be possible to press the magic button and determine the location of the mobile, however, it is impossible... and the amendments to the hordes proposed by Yarovaya will not help here. ⠀ We announced the departure, due to traffic conditions we will reach Chernogolovka by 22 o'clock. We contacted the TsUKS MO reported on the application, with the edds of the district. They requested a warm tent, a snowmobile, headquarters lighting. In addition to a warm tent, everything was found. And we found a warm tent inside the detachment and Vladimir was already taking it to the place. ⠀ We are looking for information, the operational duty officer starts the search. Oleg is working remotely on this search - calling, Vsevolod - creating a set of cards, Ekaterina - the entire launch of the search, later Anna joins and is engaged in dialing. Well, I'm a little while driving. We agree with their departure on demand. Two helicopters are ready, the flight plan has been submitted. There were 20 minutes to the place. Sergey (Inviz) brought 2 sets of equipment, was already there and as a senior on the spot he received tasks from me on the action of the first foxes. In addition to the crews from Moscow and the Vladimir region, police officers, pso8 Mosoblpozhspas, psch10, were on site. ⠀ The fire department came to the forest and turned on the siren. Today it's not as scary as dark night summer - autumn. Now the snow is much lighter in the forest. However, all the same, the use of sirens without agreement and not always thought out can lead to sad consequences. ⠀ In this search, we all were not needed. As soon as the fire engine began to turn lilac, not a single group of us had yet galloped into the forest, when my mother and the missing person came to the headquarters. Mom is smart! I went to the neighbors, took a lantern, went to the big highway, knew what place my son was interested in, found it, followed the traces of the missing person and led him out of the forest straight to the headquarters of the failed search. Thank you very much to everyone who left and arrived, who prepared this trip.

Volunteers of the search and rescue squad "Lisa Alert" helped to find alive more than 20 thousand people in seven years. Even more could have been saved if the detachment had been helped more people. To become a volunteer as easy as possible, Beeline launched a new search. BigPiccha interviewed three mailing list volunteers about their first experience helping the squad.

Alexander Ovchinnikov: “I used to look for the dead, but now I’m looking for the living”

I signed up for the newsletter about a month ago. The first time I received an SMS that a woman was missing near my dacha, but I had already left there. And the second time a person disappeared on the street next to me, already in the city, and I decided to go. But in general, he signed up for searches throughout Moscow, so it was a coincidence. Previously, he was looking for those who died during the Second World War in different regions of Russia, but now he decided to participate in the search for living people.

How was the search?

There were several carriages in cars, we were given a plan of places where my grandmother could go: the Izmailovo Church, a store next to the house. Her son said that he did not find the keys to the dacha at home, but she could hardly go there: she has Alzheimer's disease, and he has been taking her to the dacha himself for a long time.

Did volunteers also work at the dacha?

No, the coordinators called the watchman and found out she wasn't there.

Did the real search differ from your ideas about it?

No, it didn’t differ, I had previously watched a video from the search for “Lisa Alert” on YouTube, went to a training event at the Beeline office where I work, it was interesting to watch. They told how to protect the child from loss.

Have you told your children?

My child is still small, he is five years old, but there was information on how, for example, to collect children in the forest. It is forbidden to dress in green or brown, because a volunteer can walk a few meters from a lost person and not notice him. Then, if a person goes to the forest, he must have some kind of Snickers with him.

If a person is missing, you do not need to call him, you are unlikely to be able to help him. You ask: "Where are you?", he will say: "I'm in the forest." Well, that's it, you can't do anything about it. Therefore, you need to call not him, but the police, the Ministry of Emergencies. It is believed that a statement about the loss of a person is accepted within three days. This is a big misconception: the police in Russia are obliged to accept the application on the first day.

Are you still going to search?

I'll try, it depends on the time and how close it is to me. I think so, it's interesting.

Have you told your friends about them?

Of course, family, relatives, relatives. Shared photos on Facebook. Basically they wrote: “Well done, great”, but perhaps someone wants to come. I drew some attention to the detachment.

Mikhail Semenov: "I get more than I give"

I probably learned about Lisa Alert from social networks, there were constant reposts with information about the missing. Then I went to the forum and studied the search technique more deeply. As a student, I was engaged in sports tourism, we traveled together to some Kyrgyzstan and rafted along the rivers on catamarans for a month. It was such an experience of communicating with the forest, non-standard situations did not frighten us at all. Therefore, I am familiar with maps, equipment, walking in azimuth and so on.

What role did you choose for yourself in the detachment?

Walking search engine. There is very different professions and everyone can help. This is cartography, mailing lists, reposts, the ringing group is very active and effective: it can find people without going out into the street.

How did you go from reading the forum to actively searching?

I was in the subject, but there was no motive to take action. The motive was the search for Artem Kuznetsov in the Lipetsk region.

Why exactly him?

(Pause.) The child is small, three years old. They came with their father and sister for haymaking. Artyom wanted to play hide and seek, but his sister didn't want to, and he ran away from her. They couldn't find him for a very long time. It was a resonant search, when a lot of people are involved, they use the media. I found out about him through social networks, began to shift it to myself: I have children. I'm talking about it now, and a lump in my throat. It was impossible to pass.

The boy was never found. He spent about four days alone in the forest and eventually died of dehydration.

What are your memories of the search for Artyom, probably it was very difficult emotionally?

Yes, definitely. When to search territory long distance, then people cooperate and ride in a carriage with someone else. We drove there for six hours and another six hours back, and during this time I was given such a course as a young fighter. I got into an interesting crew - with one of the most experienced searchers and with a representative of the PR service of Lisa Alert. We talked about everything: about the specifics of the search, about experience, about different situations. For me, it was such an introductory theoretical course.

We had not reached literally ten minutes when the information about the stop of the search came. It often happens that you do not reach the search and get a hang up. Artem was found dead. First, they found his sandal and the place where he spent the night, and then himself. Cynological dog found, if I'm not mistaken.

Do such stories demotivate or, on the contrary, encourage more participation and involvement of people?

When you talk to people about memorable searches, everyone says: those who we did not find are remembered. The analysis of where the work has not been done begins. This is absolute mathematics, everything can be calculated: on average, a child is within a diameter of five kilometers from the place of loss. This is an area of ​​20 square kilometers. It takes a lot of people to close them. One team closes such and such territory. That is, we can calculate: with our resources, we could find, but did not find.

At that time, we were very short of people. We drove up and saw that the locals were working in the hayfield. They asked themselves: how can people live, exist, when this happens nearby? locals they knew about the search, but did not go out, for some reason they thought that it was the father who was guilty and the death was violent. Then they drove the poor father, he answered on a polygraph.

And only when they found the shoes of this child, they began to drive the state employees out in search ... The governor helped us a lot, they additionally provided about four to five hundred policemen and civil servants for the search.

Was it done promptly?

No, unfortunately it took a long time. We did not have time - so it was not prompt. It was already on the fifth day of the search, when the child spent five nights in the forest alone.

How many people did it take to find him?

I can’t say for sure, but offhand in the region of 2000 people.

BigPicchi note. During the search for Artem Kuznetsov, the volunteers were greatly helped by the mobile base station (pictured), which Beeline brought to Lipetsk from Moscow. Thanks to her, it became possible to synchronize maps, coordinate better and work faster, which is very important for searches.

This was my first search, but not the only one. Now I am subscribed to all searches in Moscow and the Moscow region. In anticipation summer season when a lot of people are lost in the forest, I participate in the city searches. Everyone can help, it does not have to be a person with sports experience, like me, with equipment, with free time. My last experience was the search for an adult male: 33 years old, disabled, disoriented. He and his father rode bicycles in the Meshchersky park, he got scared of the dog and left in an unknown direction.

They couldn't find him for four days. He could not call for help, and people do not react to such lost ones. To little child they will do if the grandmother sits alone at the bus stop in the evening - they will also help, but he outwardly looks like an adult man, so he does not attract attention.

Then I worked out the task at the stations. It was necessary to conduct a survey, make a sticker and communicate with the linear police departments in the Belarusian and Kiev directions. The task was to interview, let's say, the residents of the station, visually inspect if there are people who look like the lost one, paste over our stands with orientation papers and ask the police if there were any incidents with similar people in four days on the line of incidents: with men of the same age and, for example, with a bicycle.

I was amazed that in the Kiev direction, all the employees, let's say, "Lisa Alert" are friendly. They immediately said: let's leave the orientation, we will look. The officer on duty at the police department immediately informed all employees of the department by radio that a search was underway, ordered everyone to come to the duty unit, handed out a photo of the missing person, and everyone took a picture of him. It was very prompt and without words at all, on the machine.

My work took two hours, I printed out 20 orientations and pasted, closed big piece searches. Even if you walk for several days and do not find a person, this is not a reason to be upset, on the contrary, you should be proud, because you have narrowed the search area. So, it is not here, you need to concentrate on other places. It's about motivation.

I understand that you are easily combining the search with family and work?

Yes, I have two children, my daughter is a year and a half, my son is three and a half, I have a job - I am a sales manager at Beeline. Of course, there is not much time, but to devote two hours after work to a really important matter related to people's lives is not so much.

I know volunteers who go out searching two or three times a month, combining it with work and business. Anyone can help, the more people the better. Someone can print orientations, someone can take them to the headquarters near the metro, someone can take the search engines to the forest or city search in a free car.

One of my motivations is this: now I don’t have the opportunity to fully go hiking. I tried to hunt, but I feel sorry for the animals, and I couldn't. And the search is communication with nature, physical activity and, if this does not sound cynical, also a kind of hunting. Such unusual hobby. I get more than I give.

Do you encourage family and friends to participate?

Yes, I'm subversive in many places (laughs). Without fanaticism, of course: you cannot force a person. It's just that there are people who can't get past the problem. I analyzed why I was doing this: I can’t get past a crying child if he is alone, I can’t help but carry the bag to the subway. Some people have such upbringing and a sense of responsibility, some do not. Probably, no one can be blamed and reproached. I tell the guys from tourism about the search, and sometimes we go together.

Igor: “Someone has to do it. I should"

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What search have you already been on?

We walked around the city with a friend, I invited him. In St. Petersburg. I don't have any special impressions. Probably, someone has to do it - so I have to do it. My friend, who absolutely agrees with me, did the same. That's the whole principle. From our police, even in 2018, there is no sense.

Do you encourage your relatives and friends to participate in the search?

No, I'm not knocking anyone out, I'm not putting together any team. It's just that if I see among my relatives a person who is in solidarity with me, coincides with me in the vision of this problem, then I will simply offer him, and he will 100% take it and go, as happened with my best friend. I just told him: "Let's go", he agreed, and the time was night. We got into the car and drove off.

Long searched?

(Turning to a friend.) How long did we walk, Ruslan? Four, five o'clock.

Found?

No, the person was not found.

Will you still ride? At night?

It doesn't matter, there will be time - I'll go right away, and that's it. Of course I will. I don’t care where, I have a car - I’ll take it, I’ll go anywhere.

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In the search, any help is important: calling hospitals, printing and posting orientation sheets, interviewing witnesses, interacting with relatives and the police, the opportunity to take pedestrians to search or take part in the search operation itself. In the summer there will be a lot of searches, but there are always not enough people. We really care about everyone.