Frank H. Sykes, 32, publicity manager, saved Bertha Loeb, 34, from drowning, Atlantic City, New Jersey, September 16, 1911. Mrs. Loeb, who could not swim, jumped into the Atlantic Ocean from a pier, 500 feet from shore. The sea was rough, the waves being five to eight feet high. Although he had been warned not to enter the water because of his physical condition, Sykes took off his coat and shoes and jumped into the water from the pier. He swam 125 feet to Mrs. Loeb and grasped her. She soon became unconscious, and Sykes supported her, without attempting to reach any definite point, for four minutes until a boat reached them. Both were taken to shore, and Mrs. Loeb was revived. 7231-765
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