Michael Roy Gehrman attempted to save Timothy P. Dudgeon from drowning, Agness, Oregon, July 11, 1980. When he was thrown out of his boat while attempting to negotiate a rapid area of the Rogue River, Dudgeon, 25, became wedged between rocks. Gehrman, 36, outdoor guide, entered the water and swam to a rock adjoining those that pinned Dudgeon. Hampered by conditions and occasionally washed off his perch by the very swift water, Gehrman tried for some time to free Dudgeon but was unable to do so. Dudgeon’s body later was removed from the river by a rescue team. 57411-6524
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