Harry L. Masser, 17, student, helped to save Bertha L. Pillsbury, 17, from drowning, Yosemite, California, August 12, 1907. Harry swam 50 feet to Bertha, who had become frightened when carried beyond her depth in the Merced River. She grasped him, and they struggled together until another man arrived and relieved Harry, who then swam to shallow water, almost exhausted. 5312-429
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