MMA fighter dies saving four teens in Kyrgyz lake rescue
TL;DR
Medet Zheenaliev, a 30-year-old MMA fighter with a 2-2 record from 2017–2019, died by drowning while rescuing four teenage girls from a strong current at Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan; his body was recovered the next day.
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