Fatal Accident —A lad named Veel whs drowned at Sumner last Sunday. In, company with another buy named Hart he got in!o a punt, mooted to a |-tty 'The punt got loose, and the current running strong it. quickly drifted awa- from the jesty. Then was only half a paddle and one oar in the boat, and with those the boys tried to make for the shore, but the oar dropped overheard. Veel tried to recover it by jumping into the walor. He could not swim and was drowned The body was recovered two hours aftervrai'dt.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1076, 27 February 1883, Page 1
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96Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 Temuka Leader, Issue 1076, 27 February 1883, Page 1
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