CHILDREN SAVED

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 68, 13 December 1938, Page 12

CHILDREN SAVED

Narrow Escape From Drowning

ACTION OF BEACH PATROL

Dominion Special. Service.

CHRISTCHURCH. December 12.

A boy named John Ford and a bill. Doth attending- tlie Leeston School picnic in Sumner, narrowly escaped drowning near tlie boat harbour. Scarborough, on Saturday afternoon.

The boy. who was about seven years old, was unconscious when the beach patrol. Mr. A. Simpson, who was specially engaged for the picnic visit, reached the shore with bim. The boy responded to resuscitation treatment and later was able to leave for home with.bis mother. Mr. Simpson noticed some children running excitedly from the water and at once-dashed in. He found the girl just off the sea wall near the entrance to the harbour, the. scene of an accident last year.

After bringing her ashore, he noticed the boy floating tinder the water near the same point, and went in again. Both children were treated for shock 1 nt lie Scarborough tea-room, where bedding and hot water bottles wore available.

The sile was well out of the recognized bathing area and. as the current is very deceiving at Hint point, if |s considered by the members of the life-saving club that bathing should be done where the best supervision can be maintained, that is. in front ol the club’s pavilion.