Novice found dead on Valaam Island after two-week disappearance

A novice found dead on Valaam Island two weeks after disappearing. Natalia Prostakova, 36, vanished after morning service on February 2nd. Her body was discovered near an abandoned building, with preliminary findings suggesting suicide. Prostakova had become a novice after two failed marriages and her sister's death. She had been living at the monastery for six months prior to her disappearance.