OVERCOME BY FUMES
WAIHI LAD’S NARROW ESCAPE.
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) WAIHI, This Day.
Ron Skinner, aged 19, narrowly escaped losing his life. He -was taking a bath when, it is stated, he was overcome by gas fumes. He managed to get out of the bath, but collapsed on the floor before reaching the bathroom door.
A younger brother heard . gurgling noises. He entered the bathroom, and found his brother unconscious and dragged him out.. The victim was later resuscitated.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 July 1938, Page 8
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79OVERCOME BY FUMES Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 July 1938, Page 8
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