YOUTH DROWNED
4 BATHER'S GALLANT RESCUE EFFORT BY TELBGaAPn.—PRESS ASSOCIATION. InvercargiJl. January 8. Angus Rennie Hibbs, 18, was drowned while bathing in the Aparima River near Fairfax. He went for a bathe with his elder brother, Clarence Herbert Hibbs, who when he noticed Angus in difficulties made a gallant attempt at rescue. His efforts exlia-nst-ed him, and lie struggled to tlie bank in a state of collapse, lying practically insensible for ten minutes. The body of Angus was later recovered in-eight feet of water. At tlie inquest a verdict of accidentally drowned was returned.
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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 85, 9 January 1928, Page 8
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