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Mystery as body of an industrial climber found frozen with icicles hanging from 3-storey block

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16 January 2018

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An investigation is underway into the circumstances of the climber's death. Picture: The Siberian Times

A small girl spotted the man’s body hanging from the outside of the building in Anzhero-Sudzhensk, 102 km north of regional capital Kemerovo, and alerted adults.

Tikhonov was a well-known and experienced industrial climber, who had worked repairing many tall buildings. 

His social media pages show him working on far taller buildings than the three storey student dormitory where he was found. 

Icicles had formed on his feet, and snow covered his body, suggesting he had been hanging for a long period at the building. 

But local media reported it was believed he had been there two hours before being found. 

Industrial climber found frozen with icicles hanging from 3-storey block


Industrial climber found frozen with icicles hanging from 3-storey block


Industrial climber found frozen with icicles hanging from 3-storey block


Industrial climber found frozen with icicles hanging from 3-storey block
Rescuers, police, Russian Guards and the Investigative Committee were called to the site. Pictures: The Siberian Times


The climber lived and worked in Anzhero-Sudzhensk, and had a girlfriend, a female friend said.

‘He loved working as industrial climber and often joked with us that he only came down to sleep’, she said. 

Rescuers, police, Russian Guards and the Investigative Committee were called to the site. 

An investigation is underway into the circumstances of his death. 

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