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Show ' Eagle Scout's Heroic Action Saves Life Of Girl Skater I Life saving methods, learned as Boy Scout, have enabled George W. Tice, Jr., of Lebanon, Pa., to jmake one of the unusual drowning rescues of the skating season. Tice, an Eagle Scout, maneuvered maneu-vered over the thin ice to where the (tirl struggled alone in the darkness. dark-ness. With a flashlight, he lighted op the whole ice area, calmed the girl's panic, pulled her out of the .water, administered first aid, and then took her to her home. When he firet heard the girl's cries, Tice was standing on the bank. The night was very dark, with no moon, and the cries came from a spot well off shore. However, How-ever, with the help of his flashlight, Tice quickly located her and made his way toward her over the thinning thin-ning Ice. "It was very cold," Tice said. "ttd thre were only a ftw nthiT ptopia 00 tlx Ice. I hii.i to put on my skates when I heard the girl's screams. r "There wasn't much time to think what to do. I just grabbed up the flashlight and started. Fortunately, Fortu-nately, the batteries in the light were fresh, and the beam was so strong that I could locate her easily from shore. She was struggling ant) I knew I'd have to work fast. J "As soon as I got near enough, I called to her to kick her feet and move her arms slowly. That was all I could do till I got closer, but I' kept talking the whole time to reassure re-assure her. The light showed that the ice was pretty thin, but by watching it and moving carefully I managed to edge near enough to' grab the girl and pull her out" When Tice got tha girl to shor she fainted, but he revived hr quickly, helped her to his car, and made a dash for her home. Although she suffered fronT e leisure, she was soon Uttit tb vi, rt-e for her experience' - |