Winfred C. Flinn, 31, machinist, died saving Rachel S. Dallas, 20, from drowning, Orchard Lake, Michigan, July 6, 1913. Mrs. Dallas, a poor swimmer, got into deep water in Orchard Lake 130 feet from the bank and went beneath the surface. Two men went to her aid in turn, but when she grabbed them and pulled them beneath the surface, they left her and swam a few feet to wadable water. Flinn swam 25 feet to her and reached her as she was going beneath the surface. He seemed to grasp her in some way, and both went beneath the surface. A moment later Mrs. Dallas reappeared, and after remaining stationary a few seconds, she moved about five feet toward the bank, as though shoved from below. Flinn’s head appeared behind her, and then he sank and was drowned. Other men took Mrs. Dallas, who was unconscious, to the bank, and she was revived. 11378-856
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