Matthew Pinelli saved Curtis E. Gore from drowning, Madeira Beach, Florida, September 16, 1984. Gore, 49, was wading in the Gulf of Mexico when he was pulled by a strong tidal current into deep water near John’s Pass. He floundered and cried for help as he struggled against the current. Pinelli, 32, salesman, fishing from a nearby rock jetty, dived into the water and swam against the current about 60 feet to Gore. He towed Gore back to the jetty, where onlookers helped them ashore.
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