A PLUCKY RESCUE.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 January 1918, Page 5

A PLUCKY RESCUE.

AN EXCITING IACTDKXT IX THE MANAWATt! RIVER. A lady resident of Palmerston had A,' : most unenviable on Saturd'AV afternoon in effecting ihJT rescue of a lad named Carson, son of Mr. Carson,' fruiterer, who got into difficulties* in the Manawatu River, some three-quarters of a mile below the traffic bridge. Mrs. Carter, who chanced to lie in the xacinity at the time with some other ladies, .W----jing the hul's danger, took a rope and I promptly plunged, fully dressed'as she was, in to his assistance. On reaching the lad, she made the rope secure to him iwhen he was pulled to terra firma bv her friends. Hovfever, the river at thi's spot is very deep and the riirrenWso swift that Mrs. Carter, hampered bv Jier clothing, was nimble' to make her. . way back, and was swept down stream < t'll she came into contact: with '« soae , to winch she clung, lly this time somn men had arrived on tlfc scene, but thev ' were unable to get jbu rope out 10 Mrs. Carter, and the police were coinmnnioat"d with. Conslables.Tor.es and Cole worn promptly on tli,. a ,„| Constaliht .Tones who h a strong swimmer, went to Airs. Carters a>sl?tHme and Injloed hei a-'hore, >n an exhausted condition. ST,r had been clinging to the sung for f„!K > fiii fioiir lief ore being rescued l , Car ; < : ter deserves great praise far V-r piVmt and couragons mtinn. saved the lusl'i hfo.—Mauuwn^;