Duncan Langdon, 21, student, saved Edith Ney, 16; Helen K. Waters, 31, and Mary M. Livingston, 28, from drowning, Ogunquit, Maine, September 8, 1912. The three women, all poor swimmers, became distressed while bathing in the Atlantic Ocean. Edith floated at a point about 25 feet beyond the wadable limit, but the other two women were carried seaward by a strong current. Langdon swam to Edith and allowed her to hold to his shoulder while he swam ashore. He then donned a cork vest and, taking along a life preserver, swam about 340 feet beyond the wadable limit to the two women. Langdon placed the life preserver under Miss Livingston, who was unconscious, and had Mrs. Waters hold to it. He then seized Miss Livingston’s shoulder and swam toward a projecting point of land, but seeing that the current was likely to carry them to sea before he could reach the point, he turned and swam away from the point. Although he was tiring and his head felt queer, he then swam with all his strength toward the place he entered the water. He reached wadable water and was met by men who relieved him of the women. He waded ashore, where he dropped from exhaustion and became unconscious. He was revived in about five minutes. The women suffered no serious ill effects. 9190-1146
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