ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Hokitika Guardian, 25 January 1932, Page 6

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

HUSBAND AND WIFE DROWNED. fßy Telegraph —Per Press Association) AUCKLAND, January 20. A radio engineer, named Peter Charles Aluir Mclntosh, aged 31, and his wife, Lucy Morris Mclntosh, aged 29, were drowned in the Waiuku Channel in Manukau Harbour yesterday morning. They were out fishing in a rowboat which 'capsized, throwing them and their daughter Madge, aged 8, into the wjiter, Two boats hastened to their rescue, and Warren Brown took the girl ashore, while two other men endeavoured to remove the fishing lines in which the McTntoshes had became entangled. On succeeding, they took the couple ashore and resuscitation was attempted for a long time, but only the child recovered. Five children, ol whom Madge is the eldest, are orphaned. GORED BY STEER. HAMILTON, January 25. Roderick McLaren Malcolm, aged 19 years, was killed under unusual circuitstances at Terapa yesterday. With some companions he was practising steer-riding for the forthcoming Gymkhana, when the animal threw him. As he was falling, the animal struck him under the chin with its horns, fracturing his neck.

DROWNING FATALITY. CHRISTCHURCH, January 25. David Bell ’Marshall, 18 years of age, of Ivillinchy, was drowned while swimming in a deep pool yesterday, sinking halfway across. Death presumably was due to cramp. WOMAN DROWNED. WHILE BATHING. WELLINGTON, January 25. While bathing near th,e wharf at Day’s Bay at midday yesterday, Airs Christina Hannah was drowned. She was. °ne of a party ol bathers who, when playing a game, got out of their depth. As one of them, Aliss C’owan, could not swim, .she was immediately in difficulties and a man nam’d A. Gotlieb went to her rescue. In her struggle, .Aliss Cowan struck Gotlieb on the head with her elbow, half stunning him; 'The attention of the remainder of the party was thus directed to rescuing these two, and it was not until they hud returned to the shore that Airs Hannah’s absence was noticed. A search was nlade for the body but without avail. Airs Hannah, who was on holiday at Day’s Bay with her husband, was 30 years of age, a native of. Lancashire, mud arrived in New Zealand four years ago.