DINGHY CAPSIZES
TWO FISHERMEN DROWNED TRAGEDY IN PRESERVATION INLET [Per United Press Association.] INVERCARGILL, March 14. Two Bluff men were drowned in Preservation Inlet late on Wednesday night through a dinghy capsizing in a heavy wind. News of the accident reached Bluff early this morning when the fishing vessel Aurora arrived in port with the bodies of the men. The victims were Esmond Ericson, single, aged 21, and Frank Hnia Moss, single, aged 34. The accident occurred about 11 o’clock on Wednesday night. Ericson, Moss, and Paul M'Quarric had been ashore from the Aurora, on which they were employed, to visit a gold prospector, and when returning to the vessel their dinghy capsized. M’Qnariic was rescued, but the other two wore drowned. The body of Ericson was not recovered until dragging operations were undertaken yesterday. An inquest was opened to-day for identification purposes and adjourned.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19410314.2.7
Bibliographic details
Evening Star, Issue 23834, 14 March 1941, Page 2
Word Count
145DINGHY CAPSIZES Evening Star, Issue 23834, 14 March 1941, Page 2
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.