Stanley G. Seccombe, 18, student, saved E. Ralph Alexander, 26, student, from drowning, Derby, Connecticut, August 7, 1910. Seccombe, in darkness, dived into the Housatonic River to save Alexander, a poor swimmer, who had fallen from a float and was drowning 30 feet from the bank in water 10 feet deep. Alexander grasped Seccombe and pulled him under the surface. He then released his grasp. Seccombe held Alexander’s head above the surface until he was able to grasp a canoe that was shoved to them, and they were assisted from the water. 5501-584
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