INQUEST.
An inquest touching the death of Sebastin Ott was held before Mr Alf. Fraser, District Coroner, on Tuesday afternoon, when the following evidence was taken. Dr. Adams said that, acting under instructions from the Coroner, he made a post mortem examination of the body, and, in his opinion, death was due to drowning. George Sims Marley, gas engineer, residing in Foxtou, said be knew deceased and last saw him alive at about 5.25 o’clock on Monday evening. Witness and deceased went for a bathe together at about quarter past five. They entered the water together and struck out across the river. Got half way over and turned to come back. When witness was half way ashore he looked towards deceased and saw him turn over on his back. He seemed to get a mouthful of water and was spluttering, and witness, thinking be was getting excited called out to shut up. He did not reply and witness continued swimming towards him. Was about ten yards from him when he sank. He went down face first and did not rise again. Witness called to some men on the river bank for assistance and they came over in a boat. Witness continued swimming round the spot where deceased sank but could see no trace of him. Deceased appeared to be a good swimmer. Samuel Feek, in evidence stated that he assisted in dragging for the body on Monday night until ix o’clock. On Tuesday morning, in company with Mr George Langley, he was again dragging and recovered the body at about xo o’clock. Constable Woods stated that at about half past five on Monday evening he received .word that a young man employed by the Gas Proprietary had been drowned near the boatshed. Went down immediately and organised a party and commenced dragging for the body. A continual search was kept up until the body was recovered at ten o’clock on Tuesday morning. Removed the body to the morgue on recovery. The Coroner found that the deceased, Sebastin . Ott, met his death by drowning, whilst bathing in the Manawatu River.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 702, 23 December 1909, Page 3
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349INQUEST. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 702, 23 December 1909, Page 3
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