Arthur E. Brown, 24, laborer, saved Beatrice V. White, 31, from drowning, Ironville, Pennsylvania, September 5, 1932. While wading in water in an abandoned quarry, Mrs. White lost her footing at a point seven feet from the bank and was submerged in water 10 feet deep. She rose threshing and drifted to a point 12 feet from the bank. Brown, who was winded from swimming and had a slight cramp in one of his arms, dived from a rock at the other side of the quarry and with great exertion swam 85 feet to Mrs. White. As he tried to take hold of her, she threw her arms around his neck, and both were submerged. Under water Brown broke her hold. Both rose. Brown then took hold of her and with difficulty swam 12 feet to the bank. 32624-2748
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