YOUNG LADY’S BRAVERY

Feilding Star, Volume 5, Issue 991, 5 January 1927, Page 8

YOUNG LADY’S BRAVERY

THE GREYAIOUTII FATALITY

DOUBLE DROWNING AVERTED. (Per Pres<« Association) Greymouth, January I. The inquest concerning the death of Saute Tominosi, an Italian, who was drowned while bathing on the Seven Mile Reach on Wednesday last, disclosed a brave attempt on tire part of a young lady, Aliss Nellie Newton, to avert a fa tail tv. Norman George Griffiths, of Runangn, said he was bathing oft. ffeven Aide Beach at Ra.pahoe when h& saw decased and his mate, .Yogare, waistdeep at the mouth of the Seven Mile Creek, Jin the surf. The ll’talfans did not appeal - able to swim. Witness swam back toward the- .Beach when he saw that the Italians were in trouble, but one hod disappears'! when he arrived, and Aliss Newton was holding the other man Dy his bathing costume. If the Italians 1-ad been able to swim at all they could certainly, have got out of th> cnaii.*nel.

.Senior Sergeant AfcCarthy said it was evident there wolud. have been a double fatality, only for the courage of the young lady. The coroner, in returning a verdict that deceased was accidentally drowned, paid a'tribute to the bravery of Miss'Newton.