DEATH FROM EXPOSURE.
Dunedin, This day. William Hounslow, a farmer, Avhile on the ranges beyond Flagstaff Hill on the 16th instant, found the dead body of a man in a very inaccessible spot. It ay.-is lying on the right side Avith a bridle attached to a rope over the shoulders. It appeared as if the deceased, being fatigued, had laid down and perished from exhaustion or cold. Deceased is described as being about 30 years of age. The body Avas decomposed, and apparently had been l)ing there for three or four months. It has been identified as that of M'Meikan, jun. The father is now in gaol for cattle stealing, and in May last Avas known to be biding from the police, and it is believed the son Avent out on the ranges to search for his father.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4107, 19 September 1884, Page 3
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138DEATH FROM EXPOSURE. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4107, 19 September 1884, Page 3
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