SHOCKING FATALITY.
MAST MAULED BY A SHARK. U PRESENCE OP HIS FAMILY. Per l'rcss Association,. DrxKpiN, February 5. A shocking accident occurred at Port Mocraki to-day, when William Henry Hutchison, civil engineer and surveyor, mot willi his death under most distrcssing circumstances. He was bathing with his son this morning in about 3ft. of water, when ho suddenly said; " Get ashore quickly, lam bitten." It seems that he had been bitten by a shark, the flesh of his right leg being stripped to the bone. He struggled ashore, but died almost immediately from shock and loss of blood. He was 3.5 years of age, and leayes a wife and two sons. The accident was witnessed by his wife and mother,
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 6 February 1907, Page 2
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120SHOCKING FATALITY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 6 February 1907, Page 2
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