YOUNG GIRL DROWNED.
COMPANION'S NARROW ESCAPE. (By Telegraph—Special to "Star."» TAUMARUNUI, this day. Mary Noreen Thorpe, aged 15, daughter of Mr. H. J. Thorpe, of the Public Works Department, was accidentally drowned yesterday afternoon while bathing in the Ongaruhe River. Deceased, who was evidently seized with cramps or heart failure, dragged a companion named Maisie Otto by the hair, pulling her under water, but" Miss Otto managed to get free after going ' down twice. j Matthew Thompson, trtio is a good swimmer, dived in and brought the body i to the hank. Artificial respiration was tried for an hour and a-quarter without I success. Maisie Otto just managed to | save herself. This is the third drowning fatality here within a month.
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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 291, 6 December 1920, Page 4
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