COUNTY ENGINEER’S DEATH.
Gisborne, Dec. 21. At the inquest to-day on John James Keane, Cook County engineer, whose body was found in the Wadnata River on Tuesday with his motor car balanced on the bridge and the side wheels over the river, with the door open, evidence was given that deceased had taken the corner sharply turning on to the bridge, and, having just avoided running over one,- side of the bridge, swerved to the other side, and apparently fell, or was jolted through the door into the river. A verdict was returned of accidental drowning during the course of his duties as county engineer.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3733, 22 December 1927, Page 3
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105COUNTY ENGINEER’S DEATH. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3733, 22 December 1927, Page 3
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