Three people were killed as a result of a mine explosion in the resort area of Zatoka.

Eyewitnesses reported this to Dumskaya.

The tragedy occurred today at about 11:30 between the villages of Zatoka and Karolino-Bugaz.

At the moment it is known that the mine exploded in the sea, approximately 50 m from the shore. At that time there were people in the water.

The police told our correspondent that law enforcement officers had arrived at the scene and were collecting all the information about the incident. Details will be known later.

It should be noted that according to the regional administration, the beaches in Zatoka are not included in the list of open zones and there is no permission to be there, although tourists are accepted in the town.

UPDATED 13:02

The National Police reported that three vacationers, a woman and two men, died as a result of two explosions of unknown objects while swimming. The identities of the deceased are being established.

This happened in one of the settlements of the Karolino-Bugaz community of the Belgorod-Dnestrovsky district.

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Currently, investigative and operational groups from the territorial police unit, bomb disposal experts and rescuers are working there.

The full circumstances of the tragic events are being established and the issue of entering information into the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations under Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine with the note “accident” is being decided.

UPDATED 13:25

One man died in Karolino-Bugaz, another man and woman – in Zatoka, the OVA specified. All of them exploded on explosive objects while swimming in areas prohibited for recreation.

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