A tragic incident in the Tavush region: rescuers have retrieved the body of a 19-year-old young man from the river.
10-07-2026 18:44 Press of Diaspora
Today, on July 10, a tragic incident occurred in the Tavush region. Around 14:50, the emergency service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia received a call from citizens reporting that a person had fallen into the Khachaghbyur River in the village of Getahovit.
According to shamshyan.com, before the rescuers arrived, citizens had pulled the body of 19-year-old Erik S. from the river, approximately 800 meters away from the presumed place of the fall.
Preliminary information suggests that he fell accidentally and hit his head on the rocks.
According to reports, the drowned boy was a contract serviceman under the Ministry of Defense's "Defender of the Homeland" program.
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