CHELYABINSK, 12 Aug The memorial to 13-year-old schoolboy Dmitry Novoselov, who in 2019 pulled out two children who were drowning in a quarry in the city of Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk region, and himself died, was opened on Thursday. quarry near the city of Kopeisk, two 10-year-old boys fell into the water and began to drown. Cries for help were heard by 13-year-old Novoselov, a student of school no. 48, who was passing by on a bicycle. Dima jumped into the water and saved the children at the cost of his life. By the decree of the President of the Russian Federation, Novoselov was posthumously awarded the medal «For the rescue of the perished». The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation also noted the feat of Dima, his father was awarded the medal «Valor and Courage.» work on the installation of the memorial. On Thursday, in Kopeysk, the grand opening of the memorial to the memory of Dmitry Novoselov took place, «the message says. The boy's father Alexander Novoselov, the deputy head of the educational work department of the Investigative Committee of Russia Vasily Lopatin, the head of the SUSK RF for the Chelyabinsk region Pyotr Reshetnikov took part in it. , as well as the leadership of local government and executive authorities of the region, pupils of the all-Russian organization «Yunarmiya», students of school number 48, representatives of public organizations, the message is specified. Opening of the memorial in memory of Dmitry Novoselov in Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk region
Opening of a memorial in memory of Dmitry Novoselov in Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk region
