ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 24 March 1925, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

(BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION.; PAHIATUA, March 24. William Gerald Fouhy, aged 16, a son of Thomas Fouhy, farmer, of Marina, went for a swim in the Mangalino river near his father’s farm, and Was drowned in a hole nine feet deep.

SCHOOLBOY KILLED. CHRISTCHURCH, March 23. A collision between two cyclists occurred on the Yaldhurst road to-day. as a. result of which John Reginald Sutcliffe, a schoolboy, aged 15. who lived with his parents in Yaldhurst road, died in hospital, The cyclists were trying to avoid two dogs i when they collided. , DROWNING FATALITY. TE AWAMUTU, March 23. . A drowning accident occurred at Te Te Kawa, eight miles south of Te Awamutn. It appears that a number of bathers yesterday afternoon assembled at a favoured bathing place on the Waipa river. After most of the party had returned homewards two young ladies named Neal were having a final swim, when one got into difficulties, due to the stiff current. The other sister rushed to the rescue, and got her safely to the .far bank. On looking around Miss Neal could see nothing of her mother, who had been sitting on the bank. The mother’s hat was floating in the stream. The alarm was given, and a search was made, hut no trace of the woman was found. It is assumed that she plunged into the water when her elder daughter was in difficulties and was drowned.. Dragging operations were fruitless.