R. Mark Rhinier assisted in an attempt to save Kevin L. Weatherlow and Bruce H. Ditlow from suffocation, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, June 13, 1981. Rhinier, 18, high-school student, volunteered to enter a cesspool tank in which Weatherlow, 23, and Ditlow, 24, had been overcome by carbon dioxide. Rhinier entered the tank wearing an airmask and, with help from another man, moved Weatherlow and Ditlow to under the tank opening. Weatherlow was pulled out but could not be revived. Rhinier removed his mask and lost consciousness. The other man also was overcome. Rhinier revived, grabbed a rope, and was pulled out. Ditlow and the other man died. 57830-6554
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