YOUTH’S ACCIDENT

Hokitika Guardian, 6 July 1931, Page 4

YOUTH’S ACCIDENT

AT INACCESSIBLE CLIFF. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association) DUNEDIN, July J. AYliile exploring at the base of St. Clair cliff's, near Dunedin, this afternoon, a youth named D’Arey Christopher. who resides at Kennedy Street St. Clair, had his ankle fractured by a stone which became dislodged from the cliff lace. Together with another youth. William Scott, Christopher had found his way down a path and climbed along a narrow, stony beach for about a quarter«of a mile before the accident occurred. I nahle to assist his mate in any way Scott hastened hack to the cl ff top. anil got a message to the police, who, with members of the Ambulance and Fire Brigade, were soon on the spot. Working in darkness and unde-- great difficulties, the party was able to get Dr. Alurray down to the injured youth, but, on account oi the conformation of the cliff near the point where the injured youth was lying, it was found necessary To cut a track along the cliff to enable the rescuers to bring him to the top. At a late hour to-night, they were still working, and under the dr* on instances, it would be some hours before Christopher could he rescued,

A HAZARDOUS RESCUE. DUNEDIN, July 6. It was nearly 9 .o’clock before the injured youth D’Arey Christopher was got to the cliff top and despatched to the hospital. Just after S p.m. a police detach-, ment, firemen and ambulance men made a hazardous descent. They had to be lowered fi ty feet to the edge and by torchlight pick their way along a narrow, treacherous path, skirting a sheer drop of five hundred feet to the rocks below. The return journey with the youth was most difficult. The youth was hoisted 60 feet up the crumbling cliffface, and was finally strapped to Fireman Ingram, and hauled to the top.