Florence Murray, 12, schoolgirl, saved J. Ballantyne Thompson, 6, from drowning, Avonton, Ontario, March 14, 1912. Ballantyne went to the extreme edge of a cake of ice which overhung the water of the Avon River, and the ice broke under him. He fell into water five feet deep and came to the surface four feet from the bank. Florence ran to the edge of the ice, and although she could not swim, jumped into the water beside Ballantyne. Ballantyne had gone down and come up a second time. Florence put one arm around Ballantyne and used her other hand to paddle toward the bank, her clothing keeping her from going under the water. Other children formed a chain on the bank, and by their aid Florence and Ballantyne were pulled to the bank and lifted from the water. 10484-980
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