Walter Kenneth LeMay saved a woman from drowning, Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 2, 1999. A 54-year-old woman leapt from a bridge into the Red River and was quickly carried downstream by the swift current. LeMay, 36, pilot, was visiting at a house along the river when he was alerted to the situation. LeMay ran to the river, doffing his boots as he did so, and immediately waded into the 50-degree water and swam about 200 feet to the woman, who was in midstream. As he neared her, LeMay spoke to the woman, but she replied that she did not want his assistance, and she attempted to swim away. LeMay approached the woman from behind and grasped the back of her jacket. He began to swim with her back to the bank as both were pulled downstream by the current, the woman continuing a weak attempt to break away from LeMay during part of their course. As they neared the bank, other men waded into the water and assisted them from the river. The woman was taken from the scene by boat, then was taken to a hospital, where she was detained two days for treatment of hypothermia and bruises. She recovered. LeMay was cold and tired, but he also recovered.
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