HOLIDAY ACCIDENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 25, 31 January 1928, Page 3

HOLIDAY ACCIDENTS.

RESCUED FROM DROWNING.

SMALL BOY'S ESCAPE.

CLOSE CALL AT GREEN BAY.

An eight-year-old boy had a narrow escape from drowning while bathing at French Bay, Titirangi, on the Manuka u Harbour, yesterday afternoon. He is a son of Mr. Richard Humphrey, of New Lynn, and on getting out of his depth was soon carried away by a slight current.

An attempt by a girl to save the boy failed, and when he had come up for the third time Mr. J. Sokolicli, of New Lynn, observing. the desperate plight the boy was in, dived from a boat and brought him to the shore.

Almost immediately on being brought to safety the lad collapsed, and difficulty was experienced in reviving him. Fortunately there were present two members of the St. John Ambulance, Messrs. H. Turner and A. Buchanan, and they, assisted by Mrs. C. F. Gardner, of New Lynn, a former nurse, succeeded after half-an-hour's work in restoring respiration. A doctor who was playing golf on the Titirangi links, on hearing of the mishap, at once came down to the beach to see if he could be of service. It is expected that the boy will be none the worse for his experience.

GIRL FALLS OVER CLIFF.

SEAMAN HURT AT PAEROA. Miss Hazel Irene Jones, aged IS, a resident of 12, Elizabeth Strec 1 , Mount Eden, injured her back through falling over a cliff yesterday at Wailieke Island. She was brought to the city by a launch an# taken to the Auckland Hospital last evening.

Spinal injuries were received by Mr. Adolphe F. Hansen, aged 40, at Paeroa yesterday. The injured man was a seaman on the steamer Taniwha. He has been admitted to the Auckland Hospital.

FALL FROM TRAIN.

PASSENGER UNINJURED.

Railway officials in Auckland have been advised of a remarkable accident which occurred on the Frankton-Cam-bridge line at 5.20 o'clock last evening. A passenger, Mr. D. Shaw, fell from the carriage at a point between Ruakura and and had the good fortune to escape uninjured. Apparently the train was travelling slowly at the time.

BOY LOST IN WAIKATO.

DROWNED WHILE BATHJNG

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.!

HAMILTON, thi s day.

Ernest Jonathan, aged 12, a son of Mr. C. H. Jonathan, carrier, was drowned at noon to-day while bathing in the Waikato River, near the Whitiora Bridge.