D. Robert Young, Jr., saved Velma Messer from drowning, St. Joe, Arkansas, May 26, 1985. Mrs. Messer, 37, and Robert, 13, student, were in a canoe that overturned in a set of rapids in the Buffalo River. Pulled into swift, deep water, Mrs. Messer, a non-swimmer, screamed for help as she bobbed, then submerged. From shallow water where he was on his way to the bank, Robert floated to where Mrs. Messer had disappeared. He reached for her and pulled her head above water, then struggled with her across the rapids toward the bank, submerging en route. Robert’s father then swam out and helped him take her to safety. 60435-6985
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