RARE CAUSE OF DEATH
(From "The Post's" Representative.) SYDNEY, November 13.
An amazingly simple surf accident resulted in the death at Manly of William Charles Andrade, 75 years of age. Standing only knee-deep in the surf, he was "dumped" by a wave and flung forward. His respiratory nerve was injured and he quickly suffocated. A doctor described the cause of death as extremely rare, although, he said, on a few occasions death had followed similar injuries received when divers' heads struck the bottom. One of the best-known surfers in the Manly district, Andrade, despite his advanced age, entered the water all the year round before leaving for business in the city. He walked from his home to the beach about 6.30 a.m. on the day of the fatality. The surf was rough and there was a heavy outward drag. He was lifted from his feet and flung forward, his face striking the sand. He lay where he had fallen. An. inspector dragged him to the beach. Andrade was gasping for breath, and did not respond to artificial means of respiration. The inspector kept him alive until a doctor and ambulance men got to the scene. Oxygen was administered on the beach, and at the Manly Hospital Andrade was placed in the •iron lung," but failed to recover.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 135, 5 December 1939, Page 6
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RARE CAUSE OF DEATH
Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 135, 5 December 1939, Page 6
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