THREE FEARED DROWNED

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20052, 26 September 1939, Page 13

THREE FEARED DROWNED

MAN AND TWO YOUTHS NIGHT PISHING TRIP DINGHY DISAPPEARS (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. Despite an intensive police search, no trace was discovered up to a late hour of the man and two youths who set out from Point Chevalier on Sunday night in an Bft. round-bottomed dinghy to go fishing.

It is feared by the police that all three have been drowned.

The missing persons are Arthur Samuel Boyle, a labourer, married, aged 30, Point Chevalier; Harold George Little, an engineering apprentice, aged 17, a stepson of Mr. Boyle, and David Robert Owen, a postman, aged 18, nephew of Mr. Boyle, with whom he was staying.

Borrowing a dinghy from one friend and oars from another, the party set out on their fishing expedition at about 7 p.m. on Sunday. The sea was calm and an easterly wind was blowing. All were wearing raincoats. They planned to return not later than 11 p.m.' After preparing and leaving their supper on the table, Mrs. Boyle retired for the night. When she woke at about 1 a.m. and found they had not returned, she went down to the beach to search for them. The police were then informed. Harbour traffic was advised of the occurrence and launches and ferries maintained a keen look-out, without success up to the hours of darkness. Further efforts to locate the missing dinghy will be made to-morrow.

Only 10 days ago Mr. Owen, who had been a telegraph messenger at the chief post office, was transferred as a postman to the’ Symonds street branch.