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Diver Dick W Ward Leads County Skin Diving Rescue Group
Dick W Ward a welder from EMD and native of Waterloo started skin diving after WWII. He heads a six to seven member rescue team on call for lake drownings and seeks an ancient Indian burial ground beneath Keuka Lake Bluff Point. Ward notes he has recovered at least 12 victims and remains active despite hearing loss from WWII service. He has written a book on diving experiences and pursues a publisher. He searches a broad area near Bluff Point amid rising waters and has yet to find the burial site still seeking clues from a 1640 book and Redhouse Reservation legends.
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Richard Ward
EMD
Keuka Lake
Waterloo
8Th Air Force
Bluff Point
Redhouse
Buffalo