Ira P. Shear, 15, student, saved Sarah Landers, 45, and Ruby L. Shear, 9, from drowning, Dunkirk, New York, January 20, 1907. When the three, with as many others, were thrown into the water by the capsizing of a boat, Ira immediately grabbed Miss Landers and swam with her to his sister Ruby, whom he allowed to take hold of him. He then swam 250 feet against a heavy sea caused by a severe storm that was driving the water from Lake Erie over the low lands. Reach-ing an ice wagon anchored in the frozen ground, he clung to it and supported them in the water until they were all picked up by a boat, in an exhausted condition. 1767-169
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