Ruth Dawn in the water, eyes tightly shut, had already ceased to breathe.
Like a man possessed, William Cole swam towards Ruth, pulled her out of the cage, and brought her ashore.
Her heartbeat stopped. Her pulse also ceased to beat.
"Ruth!
Wake up! Wake up!!!" William shouted angrily, desperately pushing against Ruth's chest. Water poured from her mouth, but there was no sign of her waking up.
"Start artificial respiration now! What are you waiting for?" Minnie urged anxiously.
"You're a doctor. How can you be more clueless than me now?"
"Right! Artificial respiration!" In his concern for Ruth, William's mind went blank and he even forgot how to save her life.
If it had been anyone else, William would certainly not have been so panicked.
As William was performing artificial respiration on Ruth, Joshua Hayes came over and consoled, "Minnie, don't be upset..."
"Humph!