That was a teacher of a 15 year old Maksym whom he told about his heroic act first of all. On 15 February the boy was fishing in Kovel when he noticed another boy in the water. It took him some minutes to save the boy with the help of an ax. The saved boy appeared to be Maksym, too.
Today the schoolboys are good friends. They play football together and visit one another. The boy now thinks of the accident with a smile on his face and promises to be more careful in the future.
Volyn emergency officers awarded Max with a medal ‘for Courage and Heroism’ and presented a young fishing lover a new fishing rod. Another Maksym was presented a soccer ball.
The emergency service informs that this winter about 100 people drowned in Ukraine. They call on to be attentive and take care.