Gary L. Freeman saved Pamela A. Graves from drowning, Irvine, Kentucky, May 14, 1983. After a boating accident, Mrs. Graves, 35, clung to a partially submerged tree about eight feet from the bank of the swollen Kentucky River. Freeman, 30, farmer, was alerted; he arrived on the opposite bank. with difficulty because of the strong current, which took him off course, Freeman swam 300 feet across the river, then ran to a point on the bank near Mrs. Graves. Using a branch, he pulled Mrs. Graves to the bank and out of the river. She was treated for shock at a nearby hospital, and she recovered.
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