RAKAIA RIVER FATALITY
SEARCHING FOR THE BODIES.
By Telegraph.—Press Association.
Christehurch, Last Night. A search for the remaining bodies if I lie victims of the boating falnlitv at the mouth of (he liakain still continues, and ln«l night another large patty patrolled the bench to the north and south. Xoue of the other bodies had been recovered up to middav to-day. It was "oped iimt the bodies' might'be cast up by the high tide at one o'clock (Ins morning, but this did not happen. A feature of the terrible accident is the iiuiniici' in which the residents of the t township and surrounding districts have so willingly aided in the search. Sonic of them have not been to bed since Mooday night, and intend to go out to the bench again to-night. .At an inquest on the bodv of Mis= ltountree. held at Sourhbiidge todrv before Mr. 11. YV*. Bishop. Coroner. •> verdict of accidental death from dro'vnmg was recorded. The body was cn.iveyed to f'hristeliurch by the niornins train.
Young Baxter is still in a hysterical wiiililinn, and is confined to iiis he!, consequently being unable to appeal- at the inquest.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 249, 26 November 1909, Page 2
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191RAKAIA RIVER FATALITY Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 249, 26 November 1909, Page 2
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