A ambulance driver, Dmitry Panarin, who pulled a man from icy water in the Ivanteevsky district of the Saratov region after the current swept him away, told Gazeta.ru that he did not view his actions as heroic. According to Panarin, relatives of the rescued man expressed their gratitude, and there were promises of a reward. He emphasized that his own focus when entering the water was solely on saving a life, not on recognition. Relatives of the survivors offered verbal thanks, and at his job the deed was met with strong appreciation, including the promise of compensation. He added that he does not feel like a hero and that his family is proud of him. (Gazeta.ru)
Earlier reports indicated that the head of the Ministry of Health of the Saratov Region, Oleg Kostin, received a notice via a Telegram channel at 11:45 that a man had been swept away by the flood on the Chernova River. Kostin noted that Panarin, the ambulance driver from SMP, did not hesitate to leap into the frigid water to rescue the victim. The injured man, born in 1946, was found with general hypothermia and was transported to the Ivanteevskaya regional hospital’s intensive care unit, where he received essential medical care. (Gazeta.ru)
Kostin underscored that the actions of Panarin deserve special recognition and that the Republic of Belarus Ivanteevskaya would reward him for this courageous act. The incident highlighted the immediate dangers faced by rescuers in icy conditions and the quick, organized response by medical and emergency services in the region. (Gazeta.ru)