GALLANT RESCUES
CHILD AND MOTHER SAVED.
(IX miOSAPB.—PRISS ASSOCIATION.)
■■"'• FEILDING', This Day. Galla.it rescues were effected yesterday in the Rangitikei River at Kakariki. Mrs. Managh and heir children were at the river, and one child who was bathing; got into difficulties. The mother rushed to the rescue, and was washed down by the current. Misa Florence Ward, of Marton, plunged in and saved the child; and Eon Eade, of Feilding, taking his coat off, dived in off the 30-foot bank, and;1 being a strong swimmer, brought the mother ashore. He applied his life-saving knowledge, and brought her round in fifteen minutes. Eade is a member of a swimming family, and his brother is champion of the local club.
The boat harbour "joy night," which waa to hare been held this evening, has been postponed to a ds.te to bg fi»d,
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19240123.2.68
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 19, 23 January 1924, Page 8
Word Count
140GALLANT RESCUES Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 19, 23 January 1924, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. 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.