RESCUED FROM THE DEEP.
FLSHd XO PARTY'S TROUBLES. PKU UNITED I'EESS AREOC!. AUCKLAND, Jan. 26. Two fishermen and a party of 14 holidaymakers were fishing at Manukau Heads, and one man hooked a shark five feet, long, which capsized the dinghy which was being towed behind tho launch. The three occupants of the dinghy were thrown into the water. A 'Maori was pulled aboard the launch, and a second man was helped aboard with the aid of a fishing-line. The third man, who was fully clothed, was carried away by tho current. One of the fishermen jumped from tho launch with a lifebuoy. He found the man had disappeared, but, diving, recovered him and got him aboard in an unconscious condition. Life was restored by artificial respiration.
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Mataura Ensign, 26 January 1914, Page 4
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127RESCUED FROM THE DEEP. Mataura Ensign, 26 January 1914, Page 4
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