Jane T. Cavenagh, 14, schoolgirl, saved Junior R. Coe, 5, from drowning, Laguna Beach, California, August 28, 1929. Junior was walking on very rough rock at the base of a steep cliff that abutted the Pacific Ocean. He fell, and Jane picked him up to carry him over the rough rock. A wave broke near them, knocked Jane down, and carried Junior out as the water receded. Jane got to her feet, waded 30 feet toward Junior, and was then lifted from her feet by choppy waves, but she swam and waded 20 feet farther to Junior. Clasping him in one arm, she swam and waded back to the base of the cliff. Another wave knocked them against the cliff, and they were separated. Jane was carried out 25 feet by the receding water. She waded back to the cliff and then saw Junior in the waves 35 feet from her. She waded to him and carried him to shore. He was unconscious but recovered. Jane sustained severe cuts.
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