DROWNING ACCIDENT FEARED
FISHING PARTY CAPSIZED AT CASTLEPOINT WELL KNOWN MASTERTON RESIDENTS By Telegraph—Frees Association. Masterton, January 30. What is feared to be a most distressing fatality occurred to-day at Casttepoint, a seaside resort forty -five miles from Masterton. Four well-known residents of Masterton set out early in the morning on a fishing expedition near the lighthouse in a flat-bottomed boat. The members of the party were: Messrs. Ivan O’Connor, Clarence Hopkins, R. Biggs, and H. Wooding, all married men. A heavy ?ea was experienced outside, anti the boat swamped, and upset. The boat was subsequently seen drifting out to sea, three men clinging to its bottom. When last seen the boat was enveloped in mist, and was. going in a northerly direction. It is feared that all hands have been lost. Search parties from Masterton and district are searching the beach for bodies.
By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent. Masterton, January 30.
What is feared will prove to be a boating fatality was reported to the police this morning. It appeals that four men, Messrs. I. O’Connor, R. Biggs, C. Hopkins, and 11. Wooding, all of Masterton, were’ fishing off Castlepoint, about 30 miles north of Masterton, when the boat capsized. The sea was rough at the time, and the boat drifted away with the four men clinging to it. It was impossible to go to their assistance, and the latest information received here this afternoon states that the boat was seen by the lighthouse-keeper drifting northwards, but it was too misty to see whether the men were still clinging to it. Wellington, Napier, and Other places, were communicated with to ascertain if assistance could be sent to the men.' As the sea was very rough and a gale blowing the worst is feared. The men are all well known in Masterton. Mr. Hopkins is manager of the Masterton Dairy Factory, Mr. Wooding is a carrier, Mr. O’Connor a taxi proprietor, and Mr. Biggs is in business. All are married men. ,
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 108, 31 January 1921, Page 4
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329DROWNING ACCIDENT FEARED Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 108, 31 January 1921, Page 4
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