President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev expressed his condolences to the families of five children and their teacher, who tragically died while swimming in the Eisk spit while vacationing in the settlement of Doljanskaya in the Krasnodar Krai, according to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.
The president assigned the local authorities with the task of helping the victims, RIA Novosti cites Natalya Timakova, the head of the President's press service.
President Medvedev ordered Prosecutor General Yury Chaika to start inspections in all children summer camps in Russia.
