SHOCKING FATALITY.
By Telegraph—Press Association. DUNEDIN, February 5. A shocking accident occurred at Port Moeraki, to-day, when William Hy. Hutchison, civil engineer and surveyor, met with his death under the most distressing circumstances. He was bathing with his son this morning in about three feet of water, when he suddenly said "Get ashore quickly, I am bitten." It seems that he had been bitten by a shark, the flesh of the right leg being stripped to the bone. He struggled ashore, but died almost immediately from shock and loss of blood. He was 55 years of age, and leaves a wife and two sons. The accident was witnessed by the deceased's wife and mother.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8351, 6 February 1907, Page 5
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114SHOCKING FATALITY. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8351, 6 February 1907, Page 5
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