FATAL BOATING ACCIDENT.
[By Teleobaph.] Blenheim, July 19. On Friday last an acccident occurred in Ship Cove* Queen Charlotte Sound, by which a man named James Boon, aged 54, lost his life. In the afternoon Messrs Bussell* Boon and two sons, left Ship Cove in a boat for Long Island. They had not proceeded far when the : boat was struck by a squall and filled and turned over. All succeeded in gaining the bottom of the boat, which immediately rolled over again. Young Boon seeing his brother was Unable to swim, swam off and grasped him by the collar of bis jacket, and swam back only to be washed off again. This happened three' times. He never lost his grasp of bis brother, and succeeded in saving his life. The men on the schooner Wave of Life, lying in the Cove, saw the accident, but owing to the strong , wind .and high sea, did not reach the spot for fully|mlf an hour, by which time James the father of the boys* became exhausted and sank. The deceased leaves l nine Orphans totally unprovided for.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2907, 20 July 1882, Page 2
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184FATAL BOATING ACCIDENT. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2907, 20 July 1882, Page 2
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