Nelson Henry Peake saved Randal M. Pleson from drowning, Beardmore, Ontario, May 16, 1974. When a canoe capsized in the Blackwater River, Randal, 12, was swept into a bay area of the river and called for help as he held to a tree trunk extending above the surface in water 12 feet deep. Peake, 20, pipeline attendant, entered the floodwater of the bay area fully attired and swam 120 feet to Randal. With some difficulty, Peake towed Randal to wadable water 25 feet from the bank. Both then waded the rest of the way. 54263-6172
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