The death of Andrei Michkov, 51, father of promising young Russian hockey player Matvey Michkov, is not of a criminal nature, informed telegram channel “112” with a link to “preliminary information”.
The report said the deceased’s body showed no “outward signs of violent death”.
“According to one version, the man had heart problems, he went for a walk in the pond to get some fresh air. There he fell ill, Andrei fell into the water and drowned,” the channel described the information it had about the process of establishing the circumstances of Michkov’s death.
At the same time, according to 112, law enforcement “has yet to rule out” other versions of what happened.
Michkov Sr. was reported missing on April 4, despite the fact that his whereabouts had remained unknown since April 2. A photo of a man with signs and orientation was published by the telegram channel of the Liza Alert search team in the Krasnodar Territory.
18-year-old Matvey Michkov is a striker for HC Sochi, although the rights to the player belong to SKA St. Petersburg. At the age of 16, Michkov scored a puck against Sweden as part of the Russian national team, becoming the youngest goalscorer in national team history. Thus, he broke the record of Alexander Ovechkin, who scored the first goal for the national team at the age of 17. Matvey Michkov is considered a rising star in world hockey. In the NHL (National Hockey League) draft this summer, he is expected to be one of the top spots.
Sport24 reported that on the evening of April 2, the Michkovs watched hockey at their home in Adler, and after the show ended, Andrei left the house and disappeared. His son Matvey thought his father had gone to the store.
According to Match TV, before leaving, the hockey player’s father said, “I’ll be right back”, and 20 minutes later he received a call on the phone, but the subscriber was out of range, said a source in Sochi HC at Championat. .ru. The Kub Mash Telegram channel claimed that the missing person did not suffer from alcoholism, was not ill and had no conflict with anyone.
On the morning of April 3, HC Sochi connected the police with the search. More than a day later, the body of a man was found in a pond on Old Believer Street in Sochi’s urban-type settlement Sirius. A message of condolence and promising to provide the family with all the necessary assistance appeared on the telegram channel of the Sochi hockey club.
On Wednesday, the telegram channel of HC “Sochi” informed that the farewell to Andrei Michkov will take place on April 6, and then his body will be taken to be buried in the city of Kungur in the Perm Territory.
