Rescuers Look for Citizen of Netherlands in Rioni River, Western Georgia

Rescue workers are searching for a citizen of the Netherlands in the River Rioni in Kutaisi city, western Georgia.

Divers of the Emergency Management Service of Georgia are involved in the process. 

The 23-year-old man disappeared from Kutaisi on the night of March 7. He was last seen in a restaurant in the city.

Video recordings show that he was on the bank of the River Rioni, accordingly, the rescue workers started the search works in the river.

His brother, Sjeel Wigger, wrote on social media that on March 7, he was drinking with a friend at a restaurant called Baraqa. 

"ATTENTION PLEASE, missing person! My brother went missing on Saturday evening in Kutaisi, Georgia. His name is Siem Wigger from the Netherlands. He has long brown hair and is wearing long blue jeans with a grey long sleeve shirt. He is last seen yesterday (7 March) at 23:00/23:30 restaurant called Baraqa. He was there drinking with a friend, he didn't come to the hostel (Star hostel) that night. If you have seen him, please contact the police," Wigger wrote on Facebook. 

By Ana Dumbadze 

10 March 2020 14:21