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TIL In 1884 Jane Whyte, a 40-year-old mother of 8 was walking on the beach in Aberdeenshire when she saw the SS William Hope drifting towards rocks. She waded into the sea, caught a rope flung by the crew, wrapped it round her waist, dragged it back to shore, & created a lifeline saving 15 sailors

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