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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 308, 7 February 1910, Page 5

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TWO "BROTHERS DROWNED. By Tclegiaph.--Press' Association. Cliristchurch, Last Night. A drowning fatality occurred at N3W Brighton tlnV morning, wher;liy Robert J.ee (1:0 years of age) and Daniel dYonje Lee (17 years of age) lost their liv.'s. Jfliey were camping with their mother in Jlood street, and about 7.: i" a.n. went down to the beach for a bathe, te.iling their mother they would be back for breakfast within an hour. Aft they did not return at the expiry of thai period, their mother became anxious and weiu to the beach, where .-lie -found thoi, clothes ami towel, but no sign of her sons. So far a« is at present ascertainable, the fata'ut, wu- not seen by anyone, and it is a*siii't?d tint one of the young men got into diflir.ilties owing to the strong current and undertow, and that the other went to iU as>ii-|iuice. with the rc«u!t that both were drowned. During the afteniom the beach h;is be, n patrolled by numbers of men and by the police, but without being in recovering the bodies. Trie opinion in New Rrigiton is thai it is unlikely the bodies will eome ;>iinre. It is stated tlr.t Mrs. Lee. who resides at St. Alban's, is a widow depending on her two >ons. Reports from New Brighton are to .he effect that several bathers in the -urf got into dilliculties during the day, and chains were formed in order to -uc.o.ir litem.