Cuthbert A. Fleming, 34, merchant, saved Paul F. Maupin, 15, and Joseph E. Stokes, 16, students, from drowning, Empress, Alberta, July 18, 1920. Paul got into difficulty while swimming across an inlet in the South Saskatchewan River and sank eight to 10 feet from the bank, where the water was about nine feet deep. Joseph swam to his aid, but Paul grabbed him around the waist, and both sank. A man held to a bush near the bank and extended his feet toward them, but he lost his hold when one of them grasped his foot, and he was pulled under the surface with them. Fleming, who was dressed, removed his shoes and dived and swam under water toward the three. He reached Joseph and grasped the back of his bathing suit. Joseph struggled briefly and then relaxed. Fleming walked a few steps under water and got hold of Paul, who was unconscious. The other man freed himself and reached the bank. Fleming tried to rise to the surface with the two but failed. He walked a few steps and made another unsuccessful attempt to rise. He walked several steps farther on the bottom and then pushed Joseph to the surface but was unable to raise Paul because his left arm and shoulder were weak from a recent accident. He reached wadable water almost immediately, waded a short distance with both boys, and was then assisted to the bank by other persons. 20606-1657
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