Helen G. York, 22, librarian, saved Roy W. Holtman, 21, knitter, from drowning, Milford, Connecticut, July 21, 1912. Holtman was swimming in Long Island Sound at a time when waves five feet high were running. When he was 100 feet from shore where the water was over six feet deep, he became distressed and went beneath the surface. One after the other, two men swam to him; but when he struggled with them, they broke away and left him. Miss York had followed one of the men, and when she reached Holtman, she was surprised to find that the two men were swimming away from him. She got behind him and pushed him as she swam toward shore. Holtman went beneath the surface at times and swallowed much water, and as they approached shore, he became almost unconscious. When 20 feet from shore, he grasped an oar which was extended to him, and Miss York sank down in shallow water, exhausted. She was assisted from the water. 8923-817
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