SCHOOL GIRL'S STRANGE ACT
-Press Assnciation
By Telegraph-
NEW PLYMOUTH, Oct. 17. A 17-year-olcl schoolgirl, Noelle West, whose parents are believed to live at Auckland, was rescued from the Te Henui River at New Ply.nlouth this morning. She was conscious and had apparently been in the water only a short time. She was taken to ho'spital where her condition tonight was reported to be satisfactory. A nearby resident found the girl lying in about two feet of water. She is a pupil of the New Plynioutli Girls' .High Stdiool where she is a boarder. Kesidents of "the locality said they' heard the girl screaming as she ran-.io-wards the bridge along the street which bounds the high school grounds. When. she reached the bridge they saw her climb on to the railings in the centre and disappear. The lieight of the bridge above the water at this point is about 45 feet.
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Chronicle (Levin), 18 October 1946, Page 4
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