STRANDED IN GULLY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 February 1941, Page 3

STRANDED IN GULLY

A TRYING EXPERIENCE. OF TWO GIRLS AND YOUTH ■By Telegraph—Press Association ) NAPIER, February 3 Stranded m a gully, unable ascend or descend, from the afternoon till the following morning, two 18-y’ar-ol J girls and a 19-year-old you’.h had an unpleasant experience a: Cape Kidnappers at the weekend. They wore without fe d and water for almost 24 hnurs. but they were rescued hole worse for the experience. Whom <.n a vt.'it to the jptr a: Cape Kidnappers, they wand .rod mm a deep gully l<-;idmg from the beach where they attempted to climb down a simtglc-banl: When part of the way down they realised that there was, grave dang'-’.' of their falling into a shingle pit some W feet in depth, find •hey abandoned their effort: to descend However, when they sought to regatn higher country, they encounter* ed sliding shingle. ami they wisely decided remain where they were till help came. When the party t<> return on Si.mrday nigh*. th'* pawn's became alarm< :i, and preparations were made ior a search party In the meantime Mr J. Dull'. Hasting who was fishing o'!mo;raw the '..goals of the trio, ;u : a y-;t: yv bonded by Cob : <■; W Ned !■ • e.i!ch>M the c-ajntr;. >Me and < >.<■:.tually bwa’i-d th.- stranded p,irty u - I) W. ; h:i-:’.- ami N C I’wtc h th f Ha - .. de-vended 'die d<-eji gully m which the ymmg pcuple v.ere ■nratide.i a: d they were fit .ught to