LATE LOCALS.
A remarkable fortitude was shown by a farmer of Makahu last week, when after his leg had been broken he clambered from an ensilage pit, crawled on to a sledge, and drove more than tw /miles over a rough track to his home, states a New Plymotith correspondent He has been admitted to a private hospital at Stratford, where his condition is reported to be satisfactory. He war. at the bottom of the pit when a cow fell on him, breaking his leg. Suffering great pain, lie got out of the pit after a number of unsuccessful attempts. He then .rolled on to hi.-, j. sledge 'and started the horse for home. The ground was rough and hilly, and the track no better that tile average to be found i* l the- bad* country. At one stage of the journey 1 he had to leave the sledge and, dragging his useless leg, crawl to open i gate. He then had to go back and guide horse through. He was almost exhausted when he reached th house, where ho received attention be fore being taken to .Stratford.
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Hokitika Guardian, 11 August 1931, Page 5
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