DROWNING OF YOUTH
IDENTITY - UNKNOWN RED ROCKS TRAGEDY (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The drowning of a youth at R' Rocks, near Sinclair Head, was l ported to the police yesterday aftt noon though few certain dete could toe obtained. A mounted polic man is investigating to-day. At 5.45 p.m. two men delivered message to the Brooklyn police s' tion stating that a man who was r companied by two friends had be-' drowned while attempting to crc the creek at Red Rocks. A further message was receiv' that the victim, aged 19 years, v a member of a camping party. I name could not be ascertained, was said that he was carried aw by the sea while trying to cross t’ stream at about 1.45 p.m.
The place where the drowni-' occurred cannot be reached by cand is accessible by foot or hors.' back only at certain states of t> tide.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20131, 28 December 1939, Page 7
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153DROWNING OF YOUTH Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20131, 28 December 1939, Page 7
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