GRASPED LIVE WIRE
CHILD SHOCKED INTO UNCONSCIOUSNESS ACCIDENT AT GREY LYNN Innocently seizing a wire lying on the front verandah 6f his home, a little boy received a severe electric shock at Grey Lynn this morning. The child, who is four years of age, is the son of Mrs. Alice A. McGregor, of 105 Williamson Avenue. During the morning the wind had blown down one of the electric wires passing from the street pole to the house. Workmen were summoned, and were actually engaged in repairing the break, when the accident took place. The child, who wa3 playing on the verandah, ran forward and grasped the wire. He became unconscious, but was removed quickly before the current had more serious effects. Medical aid was called, and he responded to the treatment. This afternoon the child was on the way to complete recovery.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 466, 22 September 1928, Page 1
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