On Monday, June 15, in Ingushetia, two boys were swimming in the river, and one of them began to drown. An eight-year-old boy rushed to help his friend and save him, but he himself was unable to get out of the current. Nearly 20,000 volunteers joined the search for the child. The research information coordinator spoke about this.
— (The boy) saw that the child was in danger and went to save him. Before that, he said to his friend: “We are men, so let us save him.” He rushed to save the child. A local resident said that the child was rescued, but he himself did not get out and drowned.
People from Chechnya, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia joined the search for the boy. Volunteers are combing the river, and they also tried to build a dam to lower the water level, but that did not succeed.
In addition, service officers, riot police, Akhmat units and volunteers joined the search operation 360.ru.
The search continues for two sisters, aged 7 and 12, in Petrozavodsk. The girls left home on the evening of June 15. They were last seen between 20:00 and 21:00 Moscow time at the quarry. They were accompanied by minors.