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  "path": "/news/hotspots/165930-lake-baikal-ice-accident-chinese-tourists-uaz/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T11:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://english.pravda.ru",
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  "textContent": "Eight tourists from China died on Lake Baikal after a UAZ vehicle carrying an excursion group broke through the ice and sank, according to reports from Baza Telegram channel.\nThe visitors traveled by vehicle toward Cape Three Brothers when the driver failed to notice a crack in the ice. The vehicle fell into the freezing water. There were nine people in the vehicle at the time of the incident, and only one passenger managed to escape.\nConflicting Accounts of the Accident\n\nMash Telegram channel offered a different version of events, claiming that the driver attempted to pass between separated ice floes at speed. The vehicle reportedly became stuck before collapsing through the ice. The report notes that the driver had an opportunity to drop off the tourists but chose to take the risk.",
  "title": "Baikal Ice Tragedy: Eight Chinese Tourists Die After UAZ Vehicle Sinks Beneath Frozen Lake"
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