EXCITING RESCUE.
AFTER LAI'X(.II STRIKES ROCK
Whakaiane, Last Xight. A sensational launch accident occurred at Whakatane heads at one o'clock to-day- The Harbour Board's launch with Mr Metcalf, the Board’s engineer, Mr Mays, a foreman, and a number of other men, was returning from Whale Island when they struck the Outpost Rode at the entrance, throwing live workmen into the sea, which was breaking heavily. The men clung to the rocks, all being rescued ultimately. The last two were in a perilous position for over an hour, and were thoroughly exhausted. Attempts to rescue the launch'failed, but a native named Akima, aged sixty, swam through the breakers with a rope. All were dragged ashore. The daring rescue was witnessed by a large crowd, including a Military Medical Board.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1734, 5 July 1917, Page 3
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128EXCITING RESCUE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1734, 5 July 1917, Page 3
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