Rescuer Falls to Death

Sam Levitz

Unknown Organization

Shortly before midnight Mr. Levitz learned a youth had been stranded on a remote mountain ledge fouteen miles from Tucson. He immediately left for the scene, where, with members of rescue party, he took up an all-night vigil. Next morning a deputy sheriff, attempting to pass a rope to the boy, lost footing, and plunged to instant death.

Sam Levitz, "Rescuer Falls to Death," in POYi Archive, Item #341, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/341 (accessed November 23, 2024).