A teenage girl who had been lost in the Russian Arctic for more than two weeks was recently rescued. Experts hailed her survival as a miracle. The Russian Arctic is one of the world’s most dangerous regions, with wandering ferocious animals such as brown bears and polar wolves. 15-year-old Svetlana Evai, who is from a nomadic reindeer-herding family, left summer camp and hit the road to visit her brother. After a few minutes, she got lost and disoriented. Three days later, a rescue team was sent out, and it took them 12 days to find Evai. When they found her, she was in a grave condition and was promptly taken to a hospital. Eldar Faradjev, the chief doctor at Tazovsky Central Hospital, said, “Her blood pressure and heartbeat are stable, and there is no threat to her life.” It is said that she survived on wild cranberries, currants, and cloudberries. Vitaly Pavlyuchkov, who headed the search mission, said, “It helped that there was a lot of water in the tundra, so she had no problem drinking.”
Christine Kim Staff Reporter (christine@timescore.co.kr)
1. How old was Evai when she was lost in the Russian Arctic?
2. Where was Evai heading to before she got lost?
3. What did Evai eat to survive in arctic?
1. If you were Evai, what would you have done differently?
2. What are five things that you will bring for camping in the Arctic?
3. What will you do when you find a girl lost on the street?
A teenage girl who had been lost in the Russian Arctic for more than two weeks was recently rescued. Experts hailed her survival as a miracle. The Russian Arctic is one of the world’s most dangerous regions, with wandering ferocious animals such as brown bears and polar wolves.
