NEAR TRAGEDY.
Panic Prevails Among Over 100 Passengers. RECITES FROM DROWNING. (Received 0.30 a.m.) MELBOURNE, this day. Panic prevailed on the paddle-launch Fairyland when she struck a submerged object during a heavy fog on the River Yarra last night. About 110 passengers,' many of whom were youths and girls, fell or were thrown into the cold water. After the launch had been run ashore some of the passengers struggled in the water for about 10 minutes, but all either managed to scramble ashore or were rescued. A hole was torn in the bottom of the launch by the impact, and the water began to rise rapidly. The pilot immediately ran the boat oa to a sandspit near the shore. The passengers rushed to the shore side of the launch and their weight forced the rail beneath the surface. The panic was increased when some of the passengers climbed on to the frail roof, which collapsed. Roy Harding, nephew of the pilot, rescued four girls who were being carried downstream by the current. Several other youths also rescued girls from drowning.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 122, 25 May 1936, Page 7
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