Edward Mitchell died attempting to save Joseph H. Waters from drowning, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 28, 1925. Waters, 41, lawyer, dropped from the Smithfield Street bridge into the Monongahela River, where the water was 10 feet deep. He maintained himself by swimming for a short time and was then submerged several times 90 feet from the bank. Mitchell, 28, laborer, waded 10 feet from the bank and swam 60 feet to within 20 feet of Waters, and Waters then sank and did not reappear. Mitchell turned and swam toward the bank. When he was 30 feet from the bank, he went under, rose, and made feeble attempts to swim. His half-brother swam to him and attempted to rescue him, but he also got into distress. Another man swam toward them and attempted to throw a rope to them, but they did not get hold of it. Mitchell, his half-brother, and Waters were drowned. 25438-1989
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