NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWN ING.
On Wednesday evening John toil', and a friend named lieorge. \vi?tit fur a bathe in the Wnikato River, a little above b'ung:lii i. Tliey crossed to an islaud opposite l'aiti Feint, and eomms* back <Sali l>atl reached the bank when In; heard cnes o! distress, and looking round saw fieorgc struggling in mid-slrcm, whcie the euirent runs deep and strong. Uall mme-.-diatelyswam back to the drowning man, who liad sunk twice before In; was reached. George clet'cued tilll, an'! draped Iniii under; and it, was .mlv with much ditheulty and at some personal risk", that (i.dl was able to brim: his human burden to shallow water, which both reached m a somewhat, exhausted state. liad it not been for (I.ill's prompt, and plucky a-sts-
tanno, .-mother life torn* lured with those Inst in tin: \\ aikato river
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2900, 14 February 1891, Page 2
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141NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWN ING. Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2900, 14 February 1891, Page 2
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