Russian tourist lost in Armenian mountains

Searches for a Russian tourist are being carried out in Armenia, he got lost during an attempt at conquering Mount Aragats, the press service of the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Emergency Situations reported.

"A Russian citizen named Sergey arrived at Lake Kari (from whence the ascension to Aragats starts) by taxi, warning the driver that he would return in three hours, but did not appear after," RIA Novosti quoted it as saying.

They were able to contact the missing person by telephone. He claims that he is all right.