TRAGEDY ON BAR
FISHERMAN WASHED OVERBOARD [Pee United Peess Association.] HOKITIKA, April ‘29. When the fishing boat®fl'airi Annie was crossing the Hokitika bar this evening a heavy sea struck her, washing Richard Thornton overboard. A lifebuoy was thrown to him, but he drifted along the beach, and, though a boat went out, it was unable to reach him before he disappeared. Thornton was 31 years of age and his people reside in Christchurch. The body has not been recovered. The fishing boat was badly knocked about in the heavy sea when Thornton’s companions were attempting to rescue him.
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Evening Star, Issue 22326, 30 April 1936, Page 2
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98TRAGEDY ON BAR Evening Star, Issue 22326, 30 April 1936, Page 2
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