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The Yale Expositor
Friday, 4 January 1907

         Nervy Surfman Saved Boy
         
         WARD C. BENNETT, surfman No. 2, of the Charlevoix
       life saving station, had eaten his Christmas dinner
       with his parents at Glenmere, and was walking along
       the beach at Glen lake with his brother, FRANK C.
       BENNETT, surfman No. 5, of the Sleeping Bear station,
       when he saw HENRY TOBIN, 11 years old, break through
       the ice. Before he could reach him the boy sank three
       times.
         Diving into the deep water BENNETT went under the
       ice, slanting his direction toward the boy. He sought
       for the boy on the bottom. The water was roiled, and
       it was with difficulty that he located the lad. He
       brought him to the surface by the hair. Because of
       the broken ice the rescuer could not get to shore.
       His brother cut a rope from a sled and with bystanders
       formed a living chain, bringing the boy in first, and
       then rescued the rescuer.
         Despite their icy clothes and exposure the two surf-
       men went to work to resuscitate the boy. In the ab-
       sence of a barrel they used one of their companions
       in that capacity. The boy fully recovered.
       
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