SEA BATHING FATALITY.
Killed foy a Shark.
Dunkijin, February 5
A shocking accident occurred at Port Moeraki to-day, which William Henry Hutcheson, civil engineer and surveyor, met bis death under most distressing circumstances. He was bathing with his son this morning in about three feet of water, when he suddenly said ‘ (let ashore quickly, lam bitten.” It seems rhat he had been bitten by a shark, the flesh of the right leg being stripped to the bone. He struggled ashore, but died almost immediately from shock and loss of blood. He was 55 years of age, and leaves a wife and two sons. The incident was witnessed by his wife and mother.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3748, 7 February 1907, Page 3
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112SEA BATHING FATALITY. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3748, 7 February 1907, Page 3
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