James D. Ledbetter, 29, liveryman, saved Carrie Gresham, 20, from drowning, Newton, Georgia, June 11, 1909. Ledbetter plunged from a ferry boat into the Flint River at dusk, swam a short distance, and grasped Miss Gresham, who had fallen overboard. After a struggle in which he was dragged under the surface once, Ledbetter swam 350 feet with the girl, when he grasped a bush at the bank, and both were taken into a boat. 3868-374
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