SWEPT OFF ROCKS BY WAVE
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M AS'l LK t'v).\ , rel). S. The sea at l asllej)oinl, -Hi-odd mile.-. fro.n .Masterton, adiled another vietiiii lo its grim recurd at 4 [).m. Saturday \\ hen Coliii Wiltred llenry Yoss, uge». 32, inariied, witli tuo children, wa i;uc|il off a ledge of rock and w asluu. MU to sea. Mrs. Yoss and others 011 th. ledge saw a Ing wa\e Siiddenly sweej. ii[) out of an otlieiwise ciilni sea. .\lrYoss held mi lo Ihe rocks for safety and tliough recci\ 1x1*4- minor injuries, was alde to retain her hold. ller hus blind had his back to Ihe uave and aijpareiilly did not see it eoniing. Jlc was btst seen 360 yards froin ihe rocaand being carried further out. The beaches in ihe \ icinity were patrolle.d loday and a search ninde lor llie boilv. .\lr. \'oss,'.' w ho was a coachbuilder an-t resiiled. in .Masterlon, was on a holiday al Castlepoint and intended relunnng hoine loday.
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 February 1948, Page 5
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164SWEPT OFF ROCKS BY WAVE Chronicle (Levin), 9 February 1948, Page 5
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