DROWNING FEARED
Man Missing at Wanganui FIVE WOMEN RESCUED; ONE IN HOSPITAL By Telegraph—Press Association. Wanganui, January 29. An apparently snft sea at Castlecliff to-day developed into a strong undertow, and it is feared that a downing fatality occurred this evening. The police are now searching for a young man named Beaton, who is believed to have been washed to se between the north mole and the remains of the wreck of the vessel Cyrena. The alarm was sounded on the beach at about 7.30 to-night, when it was discovered that five women were in difficulties. Prompt action by the surf section resulted' in their being brought ashore Mrs. K. Baker, of Lower Hutt, was admitted to the Wanganui Hospital suffering from shock, and Miss A. Mullholland, of Wanganui, was in a state of collapse when she was taken from the water, but responded to artificial respiration. Miss P. Wright, also of Wanganui, and two others in the party required assistance. It is believed that Beaton was also caught in the outward rip of the tide and was lost before assistance could materialise. Mrs. Baker’s condition is not serious.
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Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 107, 30 January 1935, Page 10
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189DROWNING FEARED Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 107, 30 January 1935, Page 10
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