Aldemore E. Bibeault helped to save Constant P. Ciuchta from drowning, Dudley, Massachusetts, February 26, 1957. While walking on ice-covered High Pond, Ciuchta, 36, broke through the ice into water 15 feet deep at a point about 75 feet from the nearest bank. His efforts to climb out only enlarged the hole, and he called for help. Those responding included a police officer, who also broke through the ice in a rescue attempt, and Bibeault, 58, carpenter, who lived near the pond. Bibeault took a rope across the ice to the hole, but the ice there gave way beneath him. He too fell into the water but maintained his hold on the rope. The police officer raised Ciuchta’s arm out of the water, and Bibeault fastened the rope around it. Assisted by the officer, Bibeault climbed out of the hole and then aided in pulling Ciuchta from the water. The officer was then pulled onto the ice. As Ciuchta was drawn to the bank, Bibeault collapsed from near exhaustion but was aided to the bank by the officer. Ciuchta was hospitalized for a week, and Bibeault was tired and cold. They recovered. 44250-4146
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