YEREVAN, MAY 30, ARMENPRESS. Senior Lieutenant Vardan Fidanyan from the Special Division of the Organized Crime Department of Yerevan Police was enjoying his day-off on Sunday with his family. They were having a walk in the Vardavar Park, when suddenly Fidanyan heard a child’s scream: a boy fell into the lake and was drowning. The lieutenant immediately ran towards the child and threw himself into the water, saving the boy’s life.

The family of the 8-year old boy were so grateful to the Yerevan cop that they invited him to their house. Coincidentally, the boy’s name is also Vardan. The child’s grandma said: “Now we have two Vardans”.  The boy’s family even decided to honor the officer by offering him to be Vardan’s godfather.

The boy escaped the incident without injuries.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan