A BATHING TRAGEDY.
PEE UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND Jan. 26. John Ornstoin, 12 years of age, was drowned at Ponsonby on Saturday afternoon. Ho was last seen at 3 p.m. swimming in a bathing dmsa. Later on his friends became alarmed that he had not returned home. The police were advised but meantime two young women found the body floating near the shore, dragged it on to the beach and applied restorative measures. Though subsequently assisted by a doctor their efforts to restore life woro futile. The deceased was a strong swimmer but is supposed to liavo been seiaod by a fit.
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Mataura Ensign, 26 January 1914, Page 4
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102A BATHING TRAGEDY. Mataura Ensign, 26 January 1914, Page 4
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