SUBMERGED CAR IS RECOVERED
Buried In Sand At Ohiwa Harbour WHAKATANE, Saturday. . After being completely submerged by two successive tides, a small car , owned by Mr. R. Thetford, of Hastings, was towed into Whakatane. The car was rescued from its deeplyembedded position at the Ohiwa Harbour entrance. Mr. and Mrs. Thetford had left their car on the hard sand near the northern head. They left it for a short time while they explored the inner harbour, and on their return the wbeels were nearly axle-deep in the sand. n,They were unable to move it, and with the tide eoming in, were forced to abandon their efforts. The vehicle collapsed on its side and was finally buried in the sand. Next day, a group of helpers from the beach settlement found the car almost completely- submerged. Half a ton of sand was shovelled from inside the car before it could be moved.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5300, 13 January 1947, Page 4
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151SUBMERGED CAR IS RECOVERED Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5300, 13 January 1947, Page 4
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