MAN DROWNED
CAUGHT BY BIG WAVE
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)
DARG-AVILLE, This Day. Two men, Edward O'Neill, a storekeeper, of Donnelly's Crossing, and Thomas Leigh, stationmaster, went on a fishing excursion to Maunganui Bluff on Sunday. While they were fishing off the rocks a huge wave came up and washed both oS. Leigh managed to struggle ashore, but his companion was not seen again, and his body has not been recovered.
The deceased was a married man, about 40 years of age, with a wife and family of four young children. He was particularly well-known in this district, and had filled a number of responsible positions. The Bluff is a particularly dangerous spot when the sea is rough for fishing. Several people have lost their lives there.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 19, 24 January 1927, Page 10
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126MAN DROWNED Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 19, 24 January 1927, Page 10
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