STRANGE FATALITY
DEATH OF A SLEEP-WALKER. WALKED INTO RESERVOIR. THAMES, June 8. The inquest on Arthur Turner Poole disclosed that*deceased had been under medical care for some time in consequence of a nervous breakdown. He walked in his sleep, and it is supposed that ho walked out into the water of the reservoir, and, on awaking, tried to get out, but failed. Footmarks on tho floor of the reservoir indicated this. Poole probably died of shock, as there was no water in his lungs, and the body was standing upright when found.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1039, 11 June 1924, Page 6
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92STRANGE FATALITY Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1039, 11 June 1924, Page 6
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