Woodrow W. Mock saved Adger L. Smith from drowning, Melbourne, Florida, January 6, 1941. An automobile in which Smith, 24, well driller, was riding plunged from a bridge into water 10 feet deep in the Indian River. Smith got out, rose to the surface, and drifted in a current of two m.p.h. A youth then swam to Smith, tried to tow him toward the bridge, but made no headway; and they drifted 100 feet farther from the bridge. Mock, 21, well driller, dived from the bridge and swam toward them; and when he was 10 feet away, the youth released Smith and swam to the bridge. After having swum 150 feet, Mock took hold of Smith and tried to tow him across the current toward a causeway that was 200 feet away. He made no headway, and they continued to drift. Mock was submerged briefly, and he was tiring rapidly. When he and Smith were 250 feet from the bridge and after Mock had supported Smith for 20 minutes, a man swam towing an end of a rope to them; and they were pulled to wadable water. Smith was nearly unconscious but recovered. Mock was dazed and almost exhausted. 38773-3219
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