BOTH DROWNED.
MARRIED WOMAN AND /HER BROTHER-IN-LAW. AVON RIVER TRAGEDY. (By Telegraph.—Preai 'Association.) Chriatchurch, January U. A double drowning fatality occurred at New Brighton this afternoon. A married woman named Mabel Highet, aged. 32, wife of Mr. Gibb Highet, of Christchurch, was bathing' in the Ijjver Avon at Herring Bay when she got out' of her-depth and into difficulties. Her brother-in-law, Mr, John Hifrhot, aged 37, who was bathing at tho time, went to her assistance, but. was dragged under. ■~'!■ Both were drowned./ \ Mrs. Highofs two small. children, five and three years of age, were on the 'bank of the river when' the tragedy happened. Dragging operations commenced shortly after, the bodies being recovered and brought to the .city morgue. ('■,■<: ■ ■■' '
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19130115.2.64
Bibliographic details
Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1648, 15 January 1913, Page 7
Word Count
120BOTH DROWNED. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1648, 15 January 1913, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Dominion. 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.