Henry Collins attempted to save Robert Rorie from drowning, Peachland, North Carolina, August 2, 1934. While swimming in a pond, Rorie, 22, farmer, was seized with cramp and went under the surface in water nine feet deep. Collins, 36, farmer, swam 15 feet from the bank, and Rorie rose in front of him. As Collins reached to take hold of him, Rorie grabbed him around the neck; and both were submerged. A youth swam to the point they had disappeared, took hold of a hand that appeared at the surface, gave a pull, released the hand, and swam to the bank. Getting hold of an oar, he swam to a stump and got footing on its roots. Rorie and Collins remained under the surface, but Rorie’s hand rose. The youth extended the oar to the hand, which took a firm hold on the oar. The youth pulled Rorie and Collins, who still was held by Rorie, to the bank. Rorie and Collins were exhausted but recovered.
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