
A top executive in Russia's energy sector has died after falling off a boat over the weekend while sailing off the Pacific coast.
The senior executive who lost his life is Ivan Pechorin, 39, managing director of the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation (ERDC), was sailing off the coast of Russky Island in the Sea of Japan when he fell into the sea and died.
This is one of the last Russian officials to die mysteriously. His body was found yesterday evening after a long search.
Just days before, Pechorin had attended the Eastern Economic Forum, which was hosted by President Vladimir Putin in Valdivostok.
"Ivan's death is an irreparable loss to friends and colleagues, a great loss to the corporation," ERDC said in a statement posted on its website.
Pechorin's death comes eight months after his former boss, Igor Nosov, died of a stroke aged 43.
There have been a number of deaths involving top businessmen with ties to the Kremlin since the start of the year, and each has been classified as either a suicide or an accident.