Former MMA Fighter Medet Zheenaliev Dies Saving 4 Girls in 2,192-Foot Lake Issyk-Kul
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Updated · Fox News · May 16
Former MMA Fighter Medet Zheenaliev Dies Saving 4 Girls in 2,192-Foot Lake Issyk-Kul
13 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 16
Divers recovered Medet Zheenaliev’s body a day after the 30-year-old former MMA fighter disappeared while rescuing four girls from a strong current in Kyrgyzstan’s Lake Issyk-Kul.
One girl was reportedly pulled under on Tuesday, prompting Zheenaliev and a friend to enter the water; the girls were saved, but Zheenaliev never resurfaced.
Lake Issyk-Kul is the world’s ninth-deepest lake, reaching 2,192 feet, underscoring the danger of the rescue.
Zheenaliev had a 2-2 professional record, winning his first two bouts in 2017 and 2018 before losing his final two fights.
Is climate change turning the world's ninth-deepest lake into an unpredictable death trap?
Does one hero's tragic sacrifice mask systemic safety failures at Kyrgyzstan's famous lake?