Man falls to death

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33083, 25 November 1972, Page 13

Man falls to death

(N.Z. Press Association) INVERCARGILL, Nov. 24. An elderly man visiting Queenstown died on Coronet Peak on Wednesday afternoon. He was: Richard Delmont, aged 70, formerly of Leeds, who had been in New Zealand since 1962. At 2.50 p.m. Mr Delmont was placed in a chair on the Mount Cook and Southern Lakes Tourist Company’s double chairlift on the mountain, and was secured with the safety bar. Some 300 ft above the lower terminal, while the lift was in motion, he dropped to the ground 35ft below.

The area manager at Coronet Peak (Mr R. J. Robinson) said he heard a clank like a safety bar being flung back, and saw the man flying through the air. Mr Robinson and Mr David Warrington; a Mount Cook Company staff member, ran up the mountain to Mr Delmont’s assistance. He was unconscious, but still breathing. Mr Warrington applied mouth-to-mouth resuscitation for some time until the arrival of Dr R. Burns Watson and Dr P. Farry, but Mr Delmont did not regain consciousness and at 3.35 p.m. Dr Farry said he was dead.

Record abbreviation There is a short way to refer to the Perak State civil servants’ co-operative: 5.0.M.P.K.H.P.B.S. K. J.C.D.P.M.W.D.T.B. The abbreviation, listed in the “Guinness Book of Records” as the world’s longest, stands for: Sharikat Orang-Orang Melayu Pegawai Kerajaan Hilir Perak Bekerja Sama-Sam Kerana Jimat Cermat Dan Pinjam Meminjam Wang Dengan Tangongan Berhad—which translates into Lower Perak Government Servants’ Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society, Limited.— Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 24.