Joseph H. G. Allison helped to save Lyle C. Mitchell from suffocation, Picton, Ontario, July 30, 1966. After lowering a pump with a gasoline-driven motor into a well 17 feet deep and three feet in diameter from which the water had been removed, Mitchell, 24, farmer, descended to the bottom on projecting stones and operated the pump for several minutes. Feeling dizzy, he turned off the pump and climbed to the top of the well, where a neighbor tried to aid him out. Mitchell lost consciousness, slipped from the man’s grasp, and fell to the bottom. On his way to summon aid, the neighbor reported the accident to another man who in turn informed Allison, 19, student. They went to the well, where Allison tied a rope to a log lying across the opening and descended on it to the bottom. He tied the free end of the rope around Mitchell and then climbed out of the well. The two men tried to raise Mitchell, but the rope slipped over his arms. Allison re-entered the well and again tied the rope. Although having some trouble breathing and beginning to feel dizzy, Allison climbed the rope and emerged from the well. Two other men arrived and aided in trying to raise Mitchell, but he again slipped through the rope. Other persons arrived. With another rope tied around him and held by some men, Allison entered the well a third time even though feeling tired. Talking continuously so the men would know he had not lost consciousness, Allison tied the rope around Mitchell in a different manner and then, experiencing some difficulty breathing, climbed out. Mitchell was removed from the well and revived. He recovered. 48996-5346
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