A Frenchman perishes due to dehydration near the Russian Baikonur space center.
In the vast expanse of Kazakhstan's steppe, a Frenchman met his tragic end at the Russian spaceport of Baikonur. Word from diplomatic sources reveals that a French tourist passed away due to dehydration and a pre-existing illness in an environment of extreme heat and dryness.
Investigative teams believe that the man had been with another Frenchman who had sneaked into the classified spaceport territory. The duo had sought refuge there for at least three days, and it's under these circumstances that the unfortunate incident occurred.
The remaining French man was nabbed by authorities after he was questioned by the military court at Baikonur. The court spokesman informed the AFP news agency about this development.
Home to a plethora of space relics from the Soviet era, the renowned Baikonur Cosmodrome attracts individuals with a penchant for crossing barriers into inaccessible and forbidden places. As per the Russian Investigative Committee, illegal trespassers are apprehended at this Forbidden City of space exploration regularly.
Just earlier this year, in the spring of 2022, British travel blogger Benjamin Rich, boasting over 4 million subscribers on YouTube, found himself behind bars at the spaceport. Two French YouTubers, Le Grand JD and Hit the Road, also managed to film inside the hangars housing Soviet-era Buran spacecraft. In their video, they disclosed that they had been trekking through the Kazakh steppe for days, even going to the extent of evading military patrols to reach the hangars.
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Despite the Frenchman's death due to extreme heat and dryness, his companion managed to evade authorities and film inside Baikonur's classified Soviet-era hangars. The terrain's harsh conditions and the spaceport's security measures have served as challenges and attractions for adventurous individuals, leading to regular apprehensions of illegal trespassers. Furthermore, the space center's history and relics continue to draw extreme explorers, with some even risking deportation or arrest to capture the forbidden beauty of Baikonur.
