DOG-FISH AND BATHER

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LI, Issue 8097, 23 September 1922, Page 3

DOG-FISH AND BATHER

'liie British Ministry of Agricul--1 u it am 1 . i;’isln'lies were unable U> throw any light- on the mystery of the wounds found on the body of Mr iVivy Harold Lev, who disappeared while bathing at Hornsea, Yorkshire. An oilieial told a Daily Mail rein rter that no report had been rei iivt j of the discovery of a fish in h >mc water.- likelv to- do injury to l.allkis. 11cj- has an umrsual number i i d'-e-li-h teen reported on t-ho I hist Coast, till hough uncouunouly largo shoals have been sighted oil the sou til-west. From the description of the woimus on Mr hie. the official said it m'-vuis posiible that a shoal of dogiidi may have been responsible, though then,, is no record of dog-lisli t il her -inglv or in numbers, attacking a swimmer. I weal opinion r- that Mr Lee was attacked by dog-lish. Fisherman havt. soon exceptionally bie dog-fish near where the talalitv took place, which is in the vieinitv of a sewe r outfall and is known to attract the fish. One old fisherman tells a story of having -ocii a big dog-fish bite a rod into (w, pieces at one snap. About lYur pounds of tlesh, it is c-iiiK.-iu-d. was bitten out of Mr IwoA; body.