Patrick Doland helped to save Alex Randell, Jr., from drowning, Boca Raton, Florida, September 10, 1985. When a dike broke at a construction site, Randell, 41, a non- swimmer, was washed 400 feet into a large storm sewer. He stopped in the water-filled pipe in an area containing a three-inch air pocket in which he could breathe and call out for help. A co-worker, Doland, 35, heavy equipment operator, heard Randell. After tying a rope around himself, Doland entered the pipe through the closest manhole, which was 40 feet away from Randell, and, breathing in the very narrow space between the water and the top of the pipe, he swam to Randell. When a struggle ensued, Doland’s co-workers pulled him back to the manhole. Still hearing Randell’s cries, Doland again entered the pipe, in which there was no visibility, and swam to Randell. They grasped each other as they were pulled back to the manhole. Others pulled Randell to ground level, and he was hospitalized for his injuries. 60748-7037
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