BATHING MISHAP.
TIMELY RESCUE 'AT BATES. At the Thorndon Baths yesterdav morning, a bather—a nliitohyte as far as swimming goes—got himself into difficulties whilst endeavouring to cover the breadth of the bath, His plight was noticed by a,> swimmer'who had - just emerged from tlio water, and tho latter immediately went to this- sinkthg .man's assistance. IJ<», however; got into difficulties by being strenuously embraced, with' tho result that both went to the bottom in grips. Luckily for. bbtli, Mr. H. W. Cooper, who was lialf-dreiised at th« time, noticed their i predicament, and sprang into the water, and, dragged. lx>tlr to the itwo or thr&j yards distant.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1685, 27 February 1913, Page 5
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107BATHING MISHAP. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1685, 27 February 1913, Page 5
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