DROWNED IN WELL
ATTEMPT TO SAVE DOG
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)
HAMILTON, This Day
A drover named Alexander Lewis was found drowned on Thursday evening in a well on the farm of S. Slow, Koromatua. The deceased was a mid-dle-aged man and lived alone in a bach on the farm. He was last seen on Tuesday morning. A dog was also found in the well, and it is presumed that Lewis was drowned in an attempt to rescue the animal. The well was 18 feet deep with eight! feet of water at the bottom. A pair | of braces was foimd tied round the pipe leading into the well. They were apparently used by the deceased to lower himself down. An inquest was opened and adjourned.
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 74, 28 March 1930, Page 12
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124DROWNED IN WELL Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 74, 28 March 1930, Page 12
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