John L. LaMarche, 39, streetcar conductor, saved Leonard L. Slipp, 28, farmer, from drowning, Watertown, Massachusetts, October 8, 1908. LaMarche waded and swam to Slipp, who was floating passively in the Charles River 45 feet from the bank, where the water was over seven feet deep. LaMarche grasped Slipp and swam toward the bank with him. Slipp tried to grab LaMarche by the throat, but LaMarche prevented him from doing so and got him to the bank. Slipp was partly unconscious, but was revived. 7757-640
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