During the crossing of the icy Svir River on 3 August 1942 her friend Anna Lisitsyna drowned .
Melentyeva managed to recover the documents Anna Lisitsyna was carrying in her hat .
During the crossing of the icy Svir River on 3 August 1942 her friend Anna Lisitsyna drowned , but Melentyeva managed to recover the documents Lisitsyna was carrying in her hat .