DROWNED IN LAGOON.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 256, 29 October 1929, Page 10

DROWNED IN LAGOON.

BOYS WITH LEAKY BOAT.

VAIN RESUSCITATION WORK,

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.)

DUNEDIN, Monday,

"This is just a case of boys being boys," said the coroner, when finding that Douglas Hay ward and Arthur Algie were accidentally drowned at Stirling yesterday afternoon when their leaky boat capsized them into a lagoon.

When the boat capsized Archie Hanley and the younger Algie managed to scramble on to it, but Stephen Algie and Hay ward were left struggling in the water. Stephen Algie secured a hold of Hanley, and after, a struggle, managed to get him shorewards, where, by this time, a young man, Adam Stewart, who had been fishing in the vicinity and had heard the cries of the boys, had arrived. He managed to get Algie and Hanley ashore, both exhausted. Arthur Algie and Hayward had disappeared. The alarm was quickly given and efforts to secure the other boys were started. In about three-quarters of an hour the body of Douglas Hayward was recovered. Artificial respiration was started by Mr. Honi Anderson and others, and later two Balclutlia doctors arrived and added their efforts. At one time they had hopes of success, as the boy showed signs of life, but they were disappointed. The body of Algie was not found for more tKaii-two-hours.