Young heroine

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Young heroine

Date4/1/1981

Names

Darrell, Dick (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Young heroine: Donna Hicks; 14; says I just grabbed my shoes and ran when she spotted a boy floundering helplessly in a disused swimming pool near her home in North York. After pulling the boy to safety she had to rescue a woman and a man who had jumped in to help.

Subject

Lifesaving

Medium

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Object NumberTSPA_0009144F

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