The mum jumped into an ice hole to celebrate Christian Orthodox Epiphany - a holiday commemorating Jesus's baptism in the River Jordan.
Anna Uskova, 40, was filmed jumping into the ice hole and then being swept away under the ice A mum died after she jumped into an ice hole cut into a river and was swept away by the current. Anna Uskova, 40, was celebrating Christian Orthodox Epiphany the way many other believers do – by jumping into blessed water to commemorate Jesus’s baptism in the River Jordan. The Christian Orthodox believe water which is blessed during the annual ceremony has healing powers.
The mum was filmed jumping feet-first into the freezing ice hole Anna’s husband Yuri jumped in straight after her but was not able to find her Anna’s children could be heard crying for their mum after they realised something had gone wrong Head of a local emergency rescue service Alexander Zuyev said: ‘The woman went for a plunge in a location where there are no rescuers or appropriate lighting in an unsuitable ice hole.
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