Cynthia M. Gibson died after helping to save Mario L. Jackson from drowning, Rock Island, Illinois, June 28, 1975. When Mario, 4, who could not swim, fell into the Sylvan Slough, Cynthia, 14, schoolgirl, jumped into the water even though she also was a non-swimmer. She pushed Mario to near the bank; but while others then removed him from the water, Cynthia was carried farther out by the current. A construction worker went to her aid, but both drowned,
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