A BRAVE' GIRL

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 31, 6 February 1935, Page 4

A BRAVE' GIRL

RESCUES HER FRIEND^;

IJFE-LINE LOCKEb AWAY?

(Special to the'JEvening Post^T

: ?:PALMERSTdN' N.i 3. This ipay::j ;•'■ An ; exceedingly:^:-Abrave ;piece"jVof rescue work-was; performed ■■by-- afPalmerstoii North, High'; SchpolTgirX Miss Dorothy Gibbs,; at Tangiinoana" Beach (Rangitikei Riyer mouth) last-"Wedn-esday,.: Another High:■>Schobl^;giri;i Miss' Nancy Robertsoni/got into difficult ties and was being" carried out fast when Miss Gibbs went to her assistance. She had to go beyond the line of breakers before she.HCould reach her friend, and :;there fought; a lbne battle with the sea-arid-a 'drowning, giri--Spectators were unable to: assist, as the life-line was locked away in a dressing shed. Both girls were carried down the beach some distance before they -.were";, in close enough,- for .-those who had waded put as iar.as-.th'ey. could to help. When they--were carried-up on to the sand both were dn: a. parlous plight, but resuscitation efforts were successful. .' -,-... ...'■ -'';■':': ~, ., ■■■ ■•. •

Thei ManawatUiHead .Centre-pf -the Royal Life-savingi^Socieiy^ast^eyening: decided to send a letter of commendation to Miss Gibbs,' and;also one '--to Miss Percy,' who f escuedta; boy from drowning at Waitarere last week: ,""

ANOTHEBKPLUCKY YOUNG .-': .' ■": :' jQ womAn. ;; ;■■• ;■:. y-\ _ The;youn|j. laftyßesponsible forthe heroic rescue*of a, boy in. difficulties 'at Waitarere Beach (Levin) on Thursday last was Miss Nola- Percy; daughter- of: Mrs. Durham-Hall, " of: '-Sandilarids Street, Feilding^ Miss Percy was staying at the /beach with1 friends afc the time of the tragedy, which involved the loss of the 16-year-old boy ColinDawson, and it was' due ito her plucky act that:the other bOyjrwho was in:difficulties >withil)awson was rescued. T

A strong Swiinnier^and a courageous young,lady, Miss-Percy last year-pc& formed a similar brave act in rescuing a little boy who got into trouble when bathing.: After- effecting the: rescue>:bn Thursday, Miss Percy quietly disappeared from the,scene,;and her identity has only-just beeni'discovered. :-'.''