One of the protesters of Namakhvani HPP entered the river in Namakhvani village, Tskaltubo Municipality and died. The protest organizer Varlam Goletiani confirmed the fact to the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB).
The locals tried to save the young man, but he was swimming in the depths of the river, and finally the current took him away. The rescue team is looking for the corpse.
Locals and the so-called Rioni Gorge Guards have been protesting against HPP construction for more than 5 months.