13-year-old boy rescues drowning boy in russian region

In the village of Isheevka, Ulyanovsk region, a 13-year-old seventh-grader named Yaroslav saved a drowning teenager.

The incident occurred in July 2026. The teenagers bathed and jumped into the water from a bridge on the dam. One of the boys named Artem began to sink. Yaroslav, who was nearby, heard cries for help and rushed into the water. He helped the drowning man reach the shore.

In November, the student was noted by a letter of thanks from the head of the State Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in the Ulyanovsk region Mikhail Osokin. The chief state inspector for small vessels of the region Sergey Zabolotny stressed that Yaroslav was not confused in a dangerous situation and came to the rescue in time.