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11-year-old 'Wasn't Going to Let a Man Die' When He Alone Dove in to Rescue Drowning Man

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11-year-old Avory Woolery from Kentucky dove into an apartment swimming pool, retrieved an unconscious adult male, and got him onto solid ground, where CPR was performed by another person until first responders arrived; the man was taken to hospital in critical condition.

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