James Robert Davis helped to save Lashonda Berry from drowning, Cary, Mississippi, March 22, 1980. Lashonda, 2, was alone in a sedan that moved down a bank of Deer Creek and into the water. Davis, 26, telephone installer, entered the cold water of the creek and swam to the automobile, which was sinking in a deep area. Opening the door of the vehicle, Davis reached inside and removed Lashonda from the sedan, which then sank completely. Another man, who meanwhile had swum to them, took Lashonda to safety as Davis, feeling effects of the cold water, followed. 57245-6523
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