03 August 2012, 18:00
Russian President decorates Malik Akhmadov with medal "For Saving Those Who Perish"
A native of Dagestan Malik Akhmadov, who became Category I invalid after saving a drowning girl, was awarded the medal "For Saving Those Who Perish" by a decree of the President of the Russian Federation.
On July 13, 2010, Malik Akhmadov, a first-year student of the Novgorod Institute of Agriculture, came on vacation to his native Dagestan and was near the Caspian Sea with his relatives. While saving a drowning girl, he got into a whirlpool and spent more than seven minutes under water. As a result, he suffered a clinical death and had to undergo multiple surgeries. At present, the 19-year-old Malik is bedridden.
The decree on awarding Malik Akhmadov was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 28, 2012.
The government of Dagestan has allocated 345,000 roubles from the reserve fund, which will pay the rent of the apartment, where Malik lives with his mother, for the next two years.
Author: Timur Isaev Source: CK correspondent
