River rescuers rescued
PA Masterton j Five Masterton teen-agers! plunged into the Waipua River on Sunday to save' three children. But they had to be hauled, from the river themselves when they got into difficulties in the swirling cur-! rents below the river weir. ] A woman and a girl aged!
i, eight were taken to Masterton Hospital after the in''cident; yesterday morning ['the woman was reported to ■ have been discharged. The • child was in a satisfactory condition. ’ The two other children were pulled from the water {with a rope thrown to them (from the bank.
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