J. Lamar McCann saved Mary T. Hunter and attempted to save Rex E. Partin from drowning, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, January 3, 1915. Partin, 34, store manager, and Miss Hunter, 22, fell from their canoe into the icy waters of the Warrior River, at a point 60 feet from the bank. Miss Hunter grasped Partin, who was not a good swimmer, and pulled him beneath the surface at least once. McCann, 23, student, who was near in another canoe with a young woman, dived and swam about five feet to Partin’s canoe. His companion used a stick and slowly paddled to the bank for help. McCann swung the end of Partin’s canoe between Partin and Miss Hunter, and they grasped it. McCann supported Miss Hunter by reaching over the canoe and grasping her arms. Partin seemed to be demoralized. He tried twice to climb up on the canoe, and each time it went beneath the surface. He disappeared after the second attempt and was drowned. After being in the water about 15 minutes, McCann and Miss Hunter were taken to the bank by a man who came to the rescue in a boat. They had drifted until they were 150 feet above the overflow of a dam, where the drop was 20 feet. McCann wanted to remain in the water and dive for Partin. Miss Hunter was unconscious, but she was revived. 14286-1129
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