Given this information, write a short hard news story.

       Event: An old man saves a much younger man from drowning in a river.

       Time: Friday afternoon

       Place:  Wabash River

       People: Derek Simms (72 year old fisherman)  Chris Martin (college

                   student)

       Facts: Martin was out for a walk along the river with his friend, Rich

                 Barden.

                 Simms was fishing nearby.

                 Four people have drowned in the river in the last six years.

Quotes:

              Simms: “I had been out fishing since about eight-thirty in the morning. It was kind of a nice warm day, so I thought I’d stay out all day. Anyway about eleven o’clock, I saw two young guys walking down the path. They seemed like city boys who didn’t really know much about the countryside, so I thought I’d watch them. You never know what kind of trouble kids like that can get into. So, pretty soon, I hear this big splash and one of the young guys yelling. I ran down the river a little bit and saw one in the river and the other standing on the side yelling ‘Help him. Neither of us can swim!’ Without even thinking, I just jumped in after him. I’ve lived by the river my whole life  - been swimming since I was little. I didn’t stop to think if it was dangerous for an old guy like me.”

       Martin: “Rich and I were playing around on the rocks at the edge of the river. I guess we got a little silly and careless, because I slipped on one and fell in the water. I’ve never learned how to swim and my leg was hurt pretty bad by the fall. I tried to stay above water, but I couldn’t. If Mr. Simms hadn’t pulled me out, I’d probably not be here.”

       Barden: “We brought some lunch with us that day. We had sandwiches and some fruit. I put it on the ground and we started messing around, pushing each other and throwing water on each other – just playing. Maybe it was a little my fault, because I pushed Chris pretty hard when he fell. I can’t swim, so I couldn’t go in after him. Then the old guy would have needed to rescue both of us. Anyway, when Chris fell, he splashed water all over our lunch. I was hungry the rest of the day.”