R. Herman Weaks, 18, woodworker, saved Robert Denbow, 19, farmhand, from drowning, Canalou, Missouri, September 15, 1912. Denbow was seized with cramp while swimming in the Little River and went beneath the surface 25 feet from the bank, where the water was eight feet deep. He called for help, and Weaks swam 40 feet to him, reaching him after he had gone down the third time. Weaks dived and shoved Denbow to the surface, and when Weaks came up, Denbow grabbed both his arms. They went beneath the surface together. Weaks jerked one arm free and swam to the surface, then he struck Denbow over one eye, rendering him unconscious. Weaks grasped Denbow’s hair and swam about 20 feet to water in which he could wade, and then carried Denbow to the bank. Denbow was revived in 30 minutes. 10192-875
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