ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING. [By TELEGBAPH-^-PKESS ASSOCIATION.] WANGANUI, This Day. A young man named W. Hasler had a narrow escape from drowning while bathing in the river yesterday. He is an expert swimmer, having won many races in the Old Country. He dive,d off a boat, and after being in the water half an hour $ras seized with cramp, and remembered nothing until he'found himself in bed. A lad named Neilson, who was bathing with Hasler, saw the latter sink, after coming to the surface once or twice, and .dived after him. Others came to his assistance* and Hasler was brought ashore unconscious, Resuscitative work was applied for half-an-hour, and Hasler recovered.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 136, 6 December 1909, Page 7
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115ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 136, 6 December 1909, Page 7
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