DROWNING ACCIDENT.
i vtii'Xi; man loses : jiis life, i 13y Telegraph.—Press Association. Duncdin, Last Night. A drowning accident, oucurredi ill iiiri;;lil<m this luornins.', the victim being •William Jell's, aged li) years. Dui-unr-'.-il '.ll*l three companions named Allrml •Hark. John llrillitlns and Herbert Perry •were bathing at the usual place. Ji'/I'.-. ■s»:iin uut sonic distance liy himself and I 'found the current luu strung to allow I iliim to gel back. When it was seen lie I inn in danger Perry swam to his asI «istaju:c and Jell's said: "Try to save ■ one, Hei'hcrt." IPerry got hold of deI 'ceased three times, hut the current was •so strong that ho had to let go. Perry ijust managed to reach shore in an cxitauis'lcd' condition. There is a rock ■about 20 yards from the scene of the laecidcnt, but it was impossible In reach ■it. The body has not been recovered. (Deceased was this son of ,lames Jell's, 'livery stable proprietor, ami well known in racing circles.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 325, 18 January 1909, Page 2
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165DROWNING ACCIDENT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 325, 18 January 1909, Page 2
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