W. Michael McKinnie saved Ethel P. Frost and Clifford L. Zenz from drowning, Riviera Beach, Florida, March 29, 1981. Unaware of currents in the area while they were wading in the Atlantic Ocean, Mrs. Frost, 44, and Zenz, 54, were carried out into water over their heads. McKinnie, 34, automotive engineer, swam 540 feet to them and assisted them toward shore. When Zenz lost consciousness, McKinnie grasped him and swam with him toward the beach. Exhausted, Mrs. Frost held onto Zenz and was towed until wadable water was reached. Efforts to revive Zenz were unsuccessful; he had died of a heart attack. Mrs. Frost and McKinnie both recovered after hospital treatment.
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