Mizoram boy who died saving bro awarded posthumously

AIZAWL: An eleven-year-old boy from Mizoram, Anthony Vanmawia, was posthumously awarded the prestigious Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak for his heroic sacrifice in saving his younger brother from drowning.
Vanmawia, a resident of Tuirial Tlangveng on the eas- tern outskirts of Aizawl, is among 31 bravehearts selected for the 2023 edition of the Jee- van Raksha Padak series of awards across India.
He is one of three to receive the Sarvot- tam Jeevan Raksha Padak posthumously, with another re- cipient being Melody Lalrem- ruati, also from Mizoram.
The incident occurred on April 17, 2023, when Vanmawia, his younger brother, ventured to the Tuirial river for a swim and got trapped in a section of the river where sand had been mechanically excavated.
Without hesitation, he leaped into action, managing to push his brother towards the riverbank. Tragically, while his brother was saved, Anthony drowned as others watched helplessly.