Kamchatka teenager Rodion Burakov distracted the bear long enough for his 13-year-old brother to run to safety.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded a posthumous medal for bravery to a teenager who was hailed a hero for sacrificing his life to save his brother from a savage attack by a bear.
Last November, Rodion Burakov, 16, was walking with his 13-year-old brother Boris from a water station near their village in the Milkovsky district in the far eastern region of Kamchatka, when they came across a brown bear. The animal attacked the younger boy first but Rodion managed to distract it by running past it, while Boris ran to the village to raise the alarm.
But by the time hunters and firefighters arrived at the scene, Rodion had been mauled to death and partially buried by the predator, which was shot on the spot,A Kamchatka brown bear is pictured at the Moscow Zoo in this illustrative image. A boy in the far-eastern part of Russia has been awarded a posthumous medal for saving the life of his brother who was attacked by a similar bear.
On Monday, in recognition of his bravery, Putin awarded Rodion the state honor. The text of the decree describes the teenager's"courage, bravery and determination,"Rodion Burakov, 16, distracted beast allowing Boris, 13, to flee - but older boy was mauled to death, his torn body buried by predator.
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