ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 333, 8 March 1910, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

SAD DROWNING FATALiTY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, March 7. A s'ad bathing fatality occurred at St. John's Lake, East Tamaki, yesterday afternoon, the victim being Mr Edward Claude Budd, B.A. (son of the Rev. E. C. Budd, prison chaplain), who -was studying at St. John's College with the intention of entering the ministry. Mr Budd, together with Messrs Bamford, Wills. Gavin and H. M'Quarrie also students' at the College, in for a swim. Bamford, Wills and Gavin decided to cross the lake, leaving Budd and M'Quarrie behind. Deceased, being a poor swimmer, kept well inshore, while M Quarrie, who was unable to" swim, remained on the bank. The other three had just crossed the lake when deceased got into difficulties Mr M'Quarrie at once rushed into the water, but was unable to render any help, as deceased was out in ten feet of water. M'Quarrie at once returned to the shore and called out to the students on the other side of the lake to come to the distressed mans' aid They immediately responded, but were unable to reach Budd in time, and he sank. , . Gavin dived for the body and brought it ashore. Artificial respiration and other life restoring metlfods were tried for several hours, but without avail.