Russian energy executive Ivan Pechorin became the country’s latest elite businessman to die under mysterious circumstances after he reportedly fell from a speeding boat on Saturday night.
Pechorin, a managing director responsible for aviation at the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, was “already tipsy” before he boarded the boat with some friends, the pro-Kremlin news agency Pravda claimed.
He fell overboard about 40 minutes into the journey. Read more: Top Russian oil executive dies after ‘fall from hospital window’ The boat was travelling off the coast of Russky Island in the Sea of Japan.
Pechorin’s body was discovered when it washed up on the island on Monday. The Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic shared news of Pechorin’s death on Monday, calling it “tragic.” “The death of Ivan is an irreparable loss for friends and colleagues, a great loss for the corporation,” the corporation wrote in a statement. “We offer our sincere condolences to family and friends.” Pechorin attended the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok last Wednesday where he moderated a discussion.