FATALITIES

Grey River Argus, 2 January 1935, Page 5

FATALITIES

SHARK VICTIMS Man and Girl IN N.S. WALES RIVER. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) SYDNEY, .January 1. Two vicious attacks, which are believed to have been made by one shark, took place at George’s River, near Sydney, within three hours late yesterday, Richard George Soden, aged 20 years, having his thigh badly ripped, and succumbing to his injuries in hospital; while Beryl Gladys Morrin, aged 13, was horribly mauled, and was taken from the water in a critical condition. Doctors later amputated both of her arms. Tn each case, men gallantly entered the water and helped the victims ashore. WOMAN FATALLY SHOT. TAUMARUNUI, December 31. At the inquest into the death <of Ethel McCann, single, 29, who died at the Taumarunui hospital on Saturday, following injuries received to her head, when a shotgun, being loaded by her brother, accidentally exploded, at her home at Tauringamotu on Friday, Owen McCann, 20, deceased’s brother, gave evidence that the gun unaccountably exploded as he closed the breach. He purchased the gun on the previous Aledical evidence showed a pellet from the charge entered the skull, deeply embedded in the brain, causing the death by haemorrhage of the brain. The verdict was accidental death, with no blame attachable to any one. CTRL’S DEATH. NELSON, December 31. The death has occurred of Winifred Kathleen Rowling, aged 19, daughter of Sydney Rowling of Riwaka, as the result of the accidental discharge of a pea-rifle last week, which she took to drive away starlings from the house. She slipped on the steps, the rifle discharging and a bullet entering her abdomen. A SAD DROWNING. AUCKLAND. January 1. A drowning accident occurred today at Blockhouse Bay, on Afanukan Harbour, the victim being Joseph Alexander Taylor, IS, of Blockhouse Road. Deceased - was attempting to learn to swim when lie got out of his depth, and disappeared. Deceased was some five yards from the shore when he was seen to Tall over in th water, the assumpting being that ho slipped >off under the water rock ledge. Jas. Taylor -went to his brother’s assistance, but Joseph Taylor had bv this time been carried to a deep channel. The boy reached hibrother. but he was being pulled under the surface. Finding that he alone could not effect a rescue, he returned to the shore to secure assistance. This was obtained, but deceased disappeared. The body has not been recovered.