Claude V. Wetzel, 19, armature coilwinder, saved Claire C. Evans, 11, from drowning, Unionville Center, Ohio, February 19, 1910. With the temperature six degrees below zero, Wetzel went to the assistance of Claire, who had broken through the ice in Big Darby Creek 30 feet from the bank where the water was more than six feet deep. Unable to swim, Claire had gone under the surface twice. Breaking the ice for about eight feet, Wetzel swam to Claire, clasped him around the waist, and swam back to the point where he had entered the water. A man lifted Claire out, while Wetzel got out himself. 4869-463
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