Koropov Igor Valentinovich

Biography

2020

Disappearance in Sochi

On November 2, 2020 it became known of sudden disappearance of the co-founder and program director of the Skillbox online university Igor Koropov. It is reported on the page of regional department of the Lisa Alert organization in Krasnodar Krai.

Koropov Igor Valentinovich, 31, the city of Sochi was gone. On November 1 left on walk near the Imereti resort and did not return — it is specified in the message. In orientation it is said that in day of disappearance the entrepreneur was dressed in a light-beige sweatshirt with a hood, brown trousers and white sports shoes.

Koropov's loss was also announced by the co-founder of Skillbox Sergey Popkov on the page on Facebook. In a conversation with RBC he specified that Igor Koropov came to Sochi for the weekend to have a rest, and till November 1 stayed in touch. Early in the morning this day it left hotel and did not return, he ceased to respond to messages.

We made all complex of actions, said in police. Igor had no explicit ill-wishers, all this it is very unusual — Popkov told, having added that Koropov not from those who make impulsive decisions also could throw everything and disappear, without having warned anybody.

Other co-founder of the company and its CEO Dmitry Krutov reported RBC that Koropov went to ride the scooter on the embankment and ceased to contact in the night of October 31 for November 1.

In hotel where it was, people, lawyers are directed, as much as possible help law enforcement officers, we do the maximum publicity in all possible groups, social networks — Krutov added.

As the vice president for Mail.ru Group communications (controls Skillbox) Ochir Mandzhikov wrote to Facebook, Koropov "approximately at three o'clock in the morning left Radisson Collection hotel and since then did not contact".

Igor told nothing to either family, or friends, according to plans on Monday he had to be in touch in an operating mode — he emphasized.[1]

Message about death

On November 6, 2020 the Investigation department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation across Krasnodar Krai announced detection of a body of the 31-year-old man. His personality is not identified yet, but the investigation believes that the dead — Igor Koropov who was gone in Adler on the night of November 1.

That Igor Koropov was found dead in Sochi, reported in the VKontakte group of search group "Lisa Alert". Information on this RIA Novosti was confirmed inforg Lisa Alert by Maria Lebed.

The founder of Skillbox Igor Koropov who was gone in Sochi is found dead

Rescuers found the man's body in the water area of the Black Sea at distance about 250 m from Nizhneimeretinsky port. By November 6, 2020 the body of the dead is delivered to the land, the investigator on site works. For the purpose of establishment of a cause of death of the man forensic medical examination will be carried out, reported in ICR. It is noted that on a body of the man there were no signs of violent death.

He could be kidnapped. And the police stay idle three days - such statement was made by his brother Denis Koropov in bodies, – Komsomolskaya Pravda - Kuban" reports "With reference to the source familiar with a situation.

Meanwhile, it is known that the guy was looked for in water and on the land during the last five days. On the land the area was combed by about 200 volunteers, including the colleague and friends Koropov who were in Sochi. The seabed was investigated by divers, also the water surface in the water area was combed by rescuers on boats.

Earlier Koropov's phone was found on the seashore, opposite to a pier at Fisht stadium, and its backpack was detected in the sea, RIA Novosti of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Krasnodar Krai and regional investigation department of SK reported. When all videos from surveillance cameras were watched, it became clear that from a pier Igor Koropov did not come back, Komsomolskaya Pravda - Kuban" writes ".^[2]

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