Steven C. Hennessy died helping to save James R. Tramel from drowning, Bradley, California, August 16, 1975. James, 11, fell from a raft into deep water in a reservoir and, unable to swim, began flailing and yelling. Steven, 12, schoolboy, swam to James, reaching him about 15 feet from the bank. There was a great deal of splashing; and then only James could be seen. As other persons were approaching, they saw James suddenly propelled toward the bank. Steven still was not in sight. The others removed James from the water and then searched in vain for Steven, whose body later was recovered by divers.
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