Man missing after Tusheti accident found, death toll rises to 7

The body of the missing man was found after four days. Photo: Emergency Management Service press office.

Agenda.ge, 31 Jul 2019 - 12:00, Tbilisi,Georgia

The body of a man who went missing after a car accident that occurred on the road leading to Georgia's iconic mountainous region of Tusheti on July 27 has been found.

He is the seventh who died in the accident.

Seven people, including a minor and a driver, died as a truck fell into a ravine en route to the village of Omalo in Tusheti region.  

The rescue teams of the Interior Ministry's Emergency Management Service have been involved in the rescue and searching operations.

The road leading to Tusheti is considered as one of the world’s most dangerous roads.