Richard D. Jefford II, attempted to save John J. Lyon and Jennifer L. Haun from drowning, Greenfield, Indiana, March 18, 1979. Jefford, 35, systems control specialist, saw John, 8, and Jennifer, 6, in a hole in ice along the opposite bank of Spring Lake. Removing his shoes, Jefford entered the water and swam about 175 feet to the edge of the ice. Already feeling tired and numb, Jefford began breaking a path toward the hole in the ice. He proceeded to within 20 feet of the hole but was too near exhaustion to go any farther. A secretary removed John and Jennifer from the hole in the ice; and a man in a rowboat reached Jefford and took him to the bank. 57546-6509
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