A MAN DROWNED IN THE KOWAI.
[By Telegraph.]
[by our special correspondent.] AMBERLEY, November 6. On Saturday evening a man named Robert Parker, residing at Leithfield, and who follows the occupation of a market gardener, met his death by drowning in attempting to cross the river at Leithfield. It appears that the unfortunate man had been his rounds with his cart at Amberley, and, on returning, found the river had risen very considerably. He seems to have taken his horse out of the cart, and to have attempted to cross on foot. As no one saw the occurrence one can only surmise that, being heavily clothed in a waterproof suit, he got washed off his legs, and was unable to rise owing to the weight of his garments. The bodywas found yesterday about half-a-mile below the crossing place. The case is a very sad one, as the deceased leaves a widow and fourteen young children unprovided fo r An inquest will be held, but no new facts 'are likely to be elicited.
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Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2678, 6 November 1882, Page 3
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