George R. Witt, 54, city fire inspector, saved R. Wayne Wilson, 13, schoolboy, from drowning, Waterloo, Iowa, June 17, 1919. Wayne was swept from the apron of a dam into a swiftly moving eddy in the Cedar River, where the water was eight feet deep. He called for help and was carried around in the eddy four times. Witt jumped fully dressed from the apron of the dam toward Wayne. Witt was submerged and upon rising saw the top of Wayne’s head five feet from him. He lunged to Wayne, who was dazed and did not struggle, grasped him by the hair, and with considerable difficulty swam out of the eddy and 70 feet to wadable water, where some men then assisted them. Witt was almost exhausted. 19643-1642
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