ARAHURA FATALITY

Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1924, Page 2

ARAHURA FATALITY

RUDOLPH I.OUSK II DROWNED.

The police advised this morning that I'tidnljih l.ottsieh. a resident near the Maori I'ah at Arahura had keen missing since yesterday morning. Al. mt !) a.tit. he left his home ahnut lialf-a-mile on the eastward side ol the Arahnrn lailwav hridge. lie v.as on : t hare-li o l.rd horse, and left I" go up the tin I I'm «atl I■. A!,nut II" m Dll' horse, dig- and rattle came to the house, hot there was m> rider. the rider had to crass a I ranch of the Artthura river which was running in llnod at the time. It. i helieved that the hor.s" ! utsieh was riding, which was gi veil to sttimhliiig. had slunihled while crossing the river, which was running rapidly at the time, and that he »n----thrown oil' and drowned.

Search parties were out semiring the liver and the sea heath yesterday attcrno.ni without success, hot this morning t]a* hatly ol the deceased was lottlid on the sea h 'arh. having apparently heen washed doe. II the river. Ihe remains were removed to the Greyhound Hotel at A l ahlira. where all inquest is I ,'ing held this aft-moon at three

The deceased is ahnut til years of age. and has hc.'ti in the district lor a number of years, lie look part in several contests of the Rasing Association here and at (treynnuith. and is wellknown ihr.iugluuit th" (hstriel.