According to preliminary information from investigators from Cyprus, the cause of the businessman's death was probably an accident, although – as the Cypriot portal Philonews writes – “any possible cause of death cannot be ruled out.” His body was found in a mountain gorge on the south coast. As Fontanka recalls, Baumgertner was an amateur mountain climber, and on the day he planned the trip, there was supposed to be a strong wind in this part of the island. Earlier, when the Russian was wanted, conspiracy theories emerged after just a day after Baumgertner's disappearance, the body of a diplomat — Alexei Panov, the third secretary of the embassy in Nicosia — was found on the premises of the Russian embassy in Nicosia.
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A businessman from Russia disappeared in the mountains of Cyprus
The Cypriot police announced the disappearance of Władysław Baumgertner on January 11. His phone's last login signal was detected on January 10 near Pissouri on the southern coast of Cyprus. As reported by the Cypriot portal Phileneus, he was last seen leaving his home in Limassol on January 7. A short time later, an employee reported him missing.
The search for a missing businessman in the mountains of Cyprus has begun. Ultimately, his body was found in one of the ravines between the towns of Pissouri and Avdimou. Investigators are currently awaiting final confirmation that the remains belong to Baumgertner. Local law enforcement and British base personnel participated in the search for the missing man. Drones were also used to search hard-to-reach areas.
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In the years 2003–2013, Władysław Baumgertner was the commercial director and then the general director of Uralkali, and also sat on the company's management board. In the summer of 2013, he was arrested in Belarus on charges of abuse of power. In November of the same year, the businessman was extradited to Russia, where criminal proceedings were also initiated against him. In February 2015, the case was discontinued due to lack of evidence.
