PHYSICALLY PERFECT.
AIRMAN'S FIGHT FOR LIFE. DRAMATIC STORY. LONDON, June 0. 'The most, perfect body I ever saw. It might Jia\c been a copy of Mime old CJreek sculpture," was an East London police surgeon's opinion of the body of the French airman Demasin, who was drowned in a t hanni 1 cturli. livery urgan, including the brain, was without a blemish. Demasin was 2S years old. married, a Knight of the Legion of Honour, and a grand swimmer. The coroner said lie evidently fought desperately for life, as he had taken off his boots and seme of his clothing. A lightship saw the accident, but a heavy storm prevented a rescue.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 141, 16 June 1926, Page 7
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