BLOWN TO SEA.
MAN AND BOY MISSING. TWO LAUNCHES NOW SEARCHING <By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent) WAIHI, this day. Mr. David Leach, aged 84 years, a resident of Waihi, and the father of several sons, in company with a boy named Lawson, aged 15 yearg, whose mother is a widow, left Homanga Bay about midday on Monday to go fishing. They have not been heard of since. A very strong wind has been bio wing off the land, and it is thought that the boat, which is sound and seaworthy, has been blown out to sea. Possibly the boat may have reached Mayor Island, a distance of 16 miles. Two launches are now searching for the missing boat.
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Auckland Star, Issue 291, 9 December 1925, Page 9
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116BLOWN TO SEA. Auckland Star, Issue 291, 9 December 1925, Page 9
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