TIMARU MAN DROWNED
(N.Z. Press Association) TIMARU, February 22. A Timaru man was drowned when he fell into a river in the Lake Te Anau district about mid-day on Monday. He was
John Lyndsay Bennison, aged 40, a textile worker, of King Street.
Mr Bennison, with three companions, was crossing Castle Creek when he lost his footing, and was swept into Worsley Stream.
He was found floating in a pool and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation was applied, but was unsuccessful.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19720223.2.8
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32848, 23 February 1972, Page 1
Word Count
78TIMARU MAN DROWNED Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32848, 23 February 1972, Page 1
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in