But nobody attempts to save her from drowning until Richard Assheton dives in and rescues her .
Initially she floats , but when the tension is eased out of the ropes she sinks to the bottom of the river like a stone , thus passing the test .
Nobody attempts to save her from drowning until Richard Assheton dives in and rescues her .
Initially she floats , but when the tension is eased out of the ropes she sinks to the bottom of the river like a stone , thus passing the test .