John Large Harrison, 41, gas company engineer, attempted to save Millicent F. Quinn, 39, from drowning, Bar Harbor, Maine, August 30, 1949. Mrs. Quinn was swept into the Atlantic Ocean from the rocky shore of Mount Desert Island by turbulent waves and drifted 130 feet into cold water 24 feet deep. Harrison, happening along just after the accident, alighted from his automobile and ran 200 feet to the shore. Removing his outer clothing and shoes, he plunged into the water and swam to Mrs. Quinn, who was in a semiconscious condition. Harrison took hold of her hair and towed her to within 35 feet of shore but encountered a strong backwash and could make no further progress. He and Mrs. Quinn twice were thrust close to shore and thence away from it by the waves. Mrs. Quinn suddenly sank 25 feet from shore, and Harrison, who was extremely tired and numbed, lost his hold on her. She did not reappear and was drowned. A large wave later carried Harrison onto a rock near the shoreline, and he was assisted from the water. Harrison was confined to bed for two days with fever and chills but recovered. 3679-41823
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