A CLERK DROWNED.
PLUCKY ATTEMPT AT RESCUE.
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) JNVERCARGILL, Last Night. A fatality occurred in the New River on Sunday afternoon, resulting in the death by drowning of John McLaren Cochrane, employed a-s a clerk in Jnvercargill. Cochrane was crossing the river in a boat with Cecil Hazlett, and the boat was swamped, causing it to sink. Both men were heavily clothed with overcoats and gum boots. Hazlett mad© a gallant attempt to rescue his companion, who could not swim, buifc after both had been under twice, Cochran© l©t go. Hazlett was ashore, and after partly undressing, dived in again and brought Cochrane out. He could not get the body ashore, owing to thebank of the river being five feet high. He secured the body to a gorse bush, and went for help. Cochrane was dead when lifted out, and was probably not alive when brought to the river bank by Hazletfc.
CABLE NEWS
(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 13 May 1913, Page 5
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161A CLERK DROWNED. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 13 May 1913, Page 5
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