BOATING FATALITY.
«. SCHOOLMASTER DROWNED.
Opotiki, January 2. John .Fitzgerald, aged 28, single, a. schoolmaster of Inangahua, Westport, who was on holiday visiting his uncle, Mr. P. Fitzgerald, of Opotikli, was drowned in the Waioeka River. Deceased, with two children, went for a row on the river. The boat struck a snag and capsized. Both children swam ashore, but deceased failed to come up. The alarm was given and the body recovered, but artificial respiration proved fruitless. An inquest will lie held to-morrow.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4037, 4 January 1930, Page 3
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82BOATING FATALITY. Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4037, 4 January 1930, Page 3
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