THE DROWNING FATALITY.
AT WAIRARAPA LAKE. Further details of the drowning fatality at the Wairarapa Lake on Monday show that whilst proceeding from Simmonds' lagoon to the lake by way of a channel, the boat containing Mr Pepperill, his son- Robert, and his two nephews, Walter and Leonard -Rodgers, became swamped, and the occupants were, thrown into the water. Although only six yards from the land, they were in a sad plight, as none could swim. Mr Pepperill and Walter Rodgers were drowned, but Robert Pepperill and Leonard Rodgers were enabled to cling to the upturned boat. Th© cries for help had been heard by the occupants of a whare on Goose Island, some distance off, and L. Don- | aid came to the rescue in a boat. ' The sad mishap occurred between four and five o'clock in the afternoon. ' The late Mr Pepperill, who was a middle-aged man, had -charge of one of the dairies on Donald's estate. He leaves a widow, three sons, and j three daughters. j At an early hour yesterday mora- j ing the bodies were recovered.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10228, 3 May 1911, Page 5
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181THE DROWNING FATALITY. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10228, 3 May 1911, Page 5
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