The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-14
YOUTH RESCUES
DROWNING GIRL
Felix Skovronski, Aged Is,
in Spectacular Rescue
at Twin Lakes.
SAVES YOUNG GIRL.
Kenoshan Pulls Up Youhgster
After She Had Gone
Down Twice.

Felix Skovronski, 1S-year-old high
school boy, covered himself with glory
this week when he figured in a spec
tscular rescue of 12-year-old girl at
Twin Lakes. The news of the rescue
leaked out this morning in spite OF
Felix's efforts to hush it down. 1t
happened late Thursday afternoon of
last week. sit was nothin'," said
Felix.
But the parents of the little girl
who owes her life to the Kenosha boy
believe it was something. Their names
are unknown. They had been spending
heday visiting the beauty spots
about Twin Lakes and were preparing
to leave for home when the children
of the parents begged for lone last
swim" With this permission the two
little boys, one about seven and the
other ten, and the 12-year-old girl,
none of whom could swim, began frol-
licking around near the shore and on
pier extending out into the lake on
the northwest bay. A few minutes lat
er the two boys got into a rowboat
attached to the pier while the girl sat
on the platform kicking her little toes
in the water,
Jumps Into Water.
One of the boys thought he saw a
big fish that mother would have been
tickled to see and before anyone knew
it he was splashing in the water at.
tempting to keep his head up. He>had
fallen out of the boat. With no one
else around except the youngsters the
girl tried to reach out her hand for the
boy to grab and in so doing she too
was dragged in. The tot remaining
in the boat began to cry and screamed
for help. And it is here that Felix
entered the scene. He had been swim
ming with friends about hundred
yards away when he became attracted
by the cries. He made that hundred
yards in nothing fat" according to
his companions. Peter and Bob Leto.
When Felix arrived near the boy he
had gone down for second time. In
a moment Felix had him grabbed a.
bout the head and by the hair sue
ceeded in getting him safely on the
pier with no i'll effects other than
few swallows of water.
But rescuing the girl wasn't so easy.
Felix went after her and it was sew
eral seconds before he could locate
her. She too had gone for second
time. When she came UP again she
was struggling like wild cat at bay
When Felix got hold of her he found
that if he wasn't careful he'd find him
self scraping the bottom too-and the
bottom was eight feet below at that
point.
Skovronski grabbed the girl about
the waist and neck and holding her
arms behind her he swan for the boat
near the pier. In moment ne had
the now unconscious girl on the pier
and without stopping to catch his
own breath he p o m d
artificial respiration methods for full
ly five minutes before the girls lungs
were cleared of water. A few minutes
later she felt strong enough to utter
a weak "Thank you" and Felix tucked
the three children into the boat, row.
ed them off to another part of the
shore where they were sent to their
mother. And Felix swan off to join
his friends.
All this came out this morning when
at the breakfast table Felix was tell
ing how much fun he had had DUR
ing his weeks vacation at Twin Lakes.
Felix is a senior at Kenosha high
school and lives at 729 Lindermann
court. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Skovronski.