BOATING FATALITY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 9263, 8 April 1918, Page 5

BOATING FATALITY.

FOUR LIVES LOST. ' (Per Press Association). AUCKLAND, April 7. A harbour accident., involving^ the iovs-of lour Hw-\. occurred near. North Head, r.trout 7.45 last evening. Thow drowned arc:— ' ,- K. Sutherland, baatbmldor, Ucvojjport. aged 2-). Krnot, Skinner, aged 11. .Jack Skinner, aged 9. David KU inner, a god 6. The. parents ot the Skinner.-, ro^-ido in Domain Si root, Dovonport. A !; :.v n»!iu'<l Christian HeUo^o', 12 vi'iir-, ot age, who was aboard, wac saved. 'I lie |i\e were in a small dir.ulr" i"sr>i'r/. \>ei! owl in the ch^mn'i, "alku ti'.«: no:;mi.-r CMeuflg. Lowing h scow, coming ir.to the b.arbotir pri.«sed close by them. Those on tho stearruv shouted a nanii'.rj; to look out for tho tow ropr,, bnt ih.i 1 lio.it's anchor had ju<-t bocrr woi<ilv<d, and ihv- wind and vide carried the dingiiy on to tho rr>po, wh cb, aleliiii'A ill; 1 ma'.t, canted ir over. 1 Ikfore, the dinghy could b? extricated 'il>-. scow era-lied on to it, efip-v.King it The steamer and scow e-at-h Th'-cr mil i\ lii'i'hiim and each lovrcrcd a b'>r.*.. The Intv He!'o«i v/a-s re"-cued. but r.u trace was loinul of tho others, tlu-ij.'ii ■^Pi'vcii was ion tinned for :*;! hwf It is state!- thai tho^.wm tiv* (iir.r,l"/ v,-<'r^ ::ro;iii vi around lamp on l)oar.l ciittinii up bail, and this obs'MU'cd tl'-> light. The biKlir* luive not yet beers ro covt're<l. ■ •