TRAGEDIES & ACCIDENTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 February 1937, Page 2

TRAGEDIES & ACCIDENTS

FALL INTO HOLD. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] TIMARU, February 20. Joseph Kyle, a waterside worker, who was admitted to hospital on Friday suffering from injuries sustained by him when he fell into the hold of the steamer Storm, died on Saturday morning. Kyle was aged 62 and lived at Mowbray ’Street. Deceased leaves two sons, Andrew (Greymouth), and John (Nelson). MOTOR CYCLIST KILLED. AUCKLAND, February 21. A young motor-cyclist was fatally injured and his companion, who was riding on the pillion seat, suffered concussion, when their machine collided violently with the back of a motor truck in the city on Saturday afternoon. The victims were: — Killed: Lloyd Stenbeck, aged 20, of Point Chevalier. Injured: Clifford Charles Mathews, aged 19, of Mount Eden, who suffered concussion. He was admitted to hospital in a serious condition, but had shown improvement to-day. FOUND DROWNED. AUCKLAND, February 21. Nearly 24 hours after he had left his home, in apparent good spirits, the body of Robert Frodsham, aged about 55 years, of 531 Mount Albert Road, Oneliunga, was found floating in the Manukau harbour by<,a fisherman shortly after 5 o’clock this evening. Frodsham left town soon after 7 p.m. on Saturday and when he failed to return anxiety was felt for his safety. When an Onehunga fisherman. Mr. W. H. Reece, was returning home this afternoon from Orangi, a body was seen floating in the water about one and a-half miles from Onehunga. The body, which was identified as" that of Frodsham, was' secured and towed behind the launch to Onehunga, where the police were notified.

WOMAN POISONED . WHANGAREI February 22. Dorothy Margaret Walker, 23, single, was found lying on the floor of a room at Kerikeri, when friends returned from a dance on Saturday night. She was hurried to a doctor but succumbed. The cause of death was poisoning. The inquest was adjourned, aftei’ evidence of identification. SWIMMER’S HEART FAILURE. LEVIN, February 22. Harold Hayden, middle-aged, of Feilding, lost his life at Waitarere Beach, while he and his wife and family were spending the day there. Deceased went out in the surf on a li-10. He was caught in the breakers, and tipped off. and was soon in difficulties. A life-line was run out, and Hayden was brought to the beach, but despite the fast resuscitation methods applied, ho failed to rally. On examinatiton, it was found that deceased died from heart failure brought about by struggling. He is survived by his wife and six children. SURF RESCUES. AUCKLAND, February 22. A surf carnival attended by several thousand people at Piaha, West Coast, was abrupt lv abandoned shortly after the commencement yesterday, to enable the Australian and New Zealand teams to assist bathers in difficulties. During the day sixteen rescues were carried out, four cases needing resuscitation on the beach, and two others further assistance at the club house. The manager of the Australian team. Mr. J. Cameron, expressed the opinion that the New Zealand beaches should be more firmly controlled, and bathers not allowed to go beyond a. certain zone, as was the practice in Australia.