TRIPLE DROWNING FATALITY.
' THREE BODIES LOCKED TQGETHER. . . By Telesraph—Press Association—CopyrlsM. Brisbane, January 24. Hill, Saddler, and Martin, the three' firemen from the steamer Waipara, whose bodies were found iu tho river yesterday, boarded the steamer Manila iiistead of tile Waipara. They were directed to tho proper wharf, and made towards tho water. Hill walked straight into the water; Martin went to his assistance, and Sadler, subsequently went after tho others. All were struggling together in deep water. A man named Dunn from another steamor plungod in, but tho men pulled him under, almost drowning him, and he had to struggle to free himself. The others sank. When recovered their bodies were locked together.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1034, 25 January 1911, Page 7
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113TRIPLE DROWNING FATALITY. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1034, 25 January 1911, Page 7
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