GIRLS SPLENDID ERAVERY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 305, 21 December 1912, Page 5

GIRLS SPLENDID ERAVERY.

SAVES HER FATHER FROM DROWNING. BREAKERS CAPSIZE DINGHY. Xewe reached Fremantle on Saturday last of a dramatic incident at. Rottu-est leland. Ligbthouee-keeper Waters set out the other day on a fii&hing excursion, accompanied by his daughter Florrk'. aged about 18, in a small dinghy.

They were in the vicinity of Muaday Island, and were endeavouring to croee the narrow passage between the ieland and Roe Reef, when an accident occurred. Waters washed to cross the passage, hoping to <lo so between th-c rollers, which, built up by the. wind from the north, came in at intervals.

The boat was a>bout hiK-way across the passage when a breaker caught it, and it immedi.ite.ly *ank. The occupants were thrown out. When the. dinghy eventually came to the. surface, bottom upwards, Wat-eris and hie daughter caught bold of the keel. Waters was unable to ewitn. and bis daughter went to her father's assistance. Breaker after hrearker broke ovor them, and ca-c.h time the daughter had to swim after her father and bring him back to the upturned boat. Several times the boat turn-ed over on top of the man, but the plucky girl kepi diving under and dragging him out, and succeeded in keeping him above wMte.r. Waters implored his daughter to leave him and save liftr own life. The girl kept .the man afloat until, fin-ding her strength too severely taxed. &he secured her fa.-fch.er with her leg, and, with her hands, tore off some of her clothes. Waters beca-me, un<*oTn?cioihs. and hia dead weight was t.hrown on to his daughter, who continued her struggle. Meanwhile an eye-witness named Arthur go;, within throwing distance of the pair, who were freinp brought in on the. rocfe with each succeeding breaker. Mis* Waters had just, enough f'.rensrth left to tie the lino about her father, and scramble to the reef herself, ".vlien -he collapsed.

Both were very mu.-'.i bruised. Waters *> st-il] laid up, suffering from shock, cuts and exposure.

i uoi-e who β-iiw tie occurrence »neak highly of tbe pluck Rnd determination displayed by Mies Wa-.erf-.