Iram Kevorkian, 24, laborer, saved Henry J. Lutz, 51, candymaker, from drowning, Niagara Falls, New York, May 19, 1912. Lutz fell into the Niagara River and was being rapidly carried toward the American Fall. Kevorkian, who could not swim, waded out 20 feet into water that reached nearly to his hips, at a point 150 feet above the brink. As Lutz was drifting by, he caught him with a pike pole. The pull of the current on Lutz’s body caused Kevorkian to slide two or three feet on the slimy, rocky bottom, and he called for help. Men joined hands and waded into the water. One of them grabbed Kevorkian’s hand, and he and Lutz were pulled to shore. 8584-746
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