Dora Hyatt, 18, student, saved two unidentified men from drowning, Brooklyn, New York, July 7, 1911. Two men were swimming in Gravesend Bay when one of them became distressed 50 feet from a pier. His companion swam to him and was grabbed, both going beneath the surface. Miss Hyatt dived from a float and swam 100 feet to the spot where the men had disappeared. She saw a bathing suit beneath the surface and, grasping it, pulled the distressed man to the surface. He still clung to his companion, who struggled feebly to free himself. Miss Hyatt trod water and supported the distressed man, who was semiconscious, and shouted for help. A youth swam up and aided until men in a boat reached them. The two men were taken to shore in the boat, and Miss Hyatt swam following the boat. 9258-769
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