Wilfred H. Short, 22, ranchhand, saved Lillie M. Edwards, 19, from drowning, Thermopolis, Wyoming, June 28, 1909. Mrs. Edwards jumped into Big Horn River and drifted with the current. The river was at a high stage and flowed about seven m.p.h. The water was cold and muddy, and it swirled and rolled. Short ran about 400 feet, plunged into the water, and swam 50 feet to her. He clasped her around the waist with one arm and swam toward the bank with the other. Mrs. Edwards put one arm at the back of Short’s neck. She soon became unconscious. Short called for a rope, and the end of one was thrown to him after he had drifted 150 feet. He grasped the rope and was pulled three feet toward the bank, then the shore end of the rope was dropped. Short drifted 120 feet farther before a man waded into water which reached his waist and picked up the end of the rope. Men pulled Short and Mrs. Edwards to shallow water, and they reached the bank in safety. Mrs. Edwards was revived. 4161-915
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