Girl, 12, saved by grandmother who died in duck boat accident
by Paige Fry, Chicago Tribune
Jul 23, 2018
3 minutes
CHICAGO - As water began to fill the boat and people frantically screamed, 12-year-old Alicia Dennison's first thought was to retrieve life jackets for her and her grandmother.
Tall for her age at 5-foot-6 and experienced in boating, the Illinois girl reached up to an overhead shelf where the duck boat stored its jackets. She tugged again and again, but it wouldn't give, said Alicia's mother, Shaunna Cumberworth.
The water from Table Rock Lake in Branson, Mo., continued to rise and people's heads
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