THRILLING RESCUE.
A thrilling rescue was effected in Brisbane some days ago. Mrs F. Birch, of Glebe, Sydney, had been tossed overboard by big seas from the launch Sunset, as she was transhipping passengers to the inter-State liner Manoora at the anchorage at Mackay. The heavy seas caused the launch to lurch away from the Manoora, and Mrs Birch was thrown from the stern of the launch into the angry sgas, to the horrified shouts aud Screams of a vast crowd of passengers on the liner. Chief Officer McLaren, who was shouting orders to his men on the gangway, threw off his coat with desperate liaste and dived overboard from a height of 30ft, and simultaneous ly Mr A. Shippen, an elderly Melbourne tourist on the vessel, dived 40ft from the top deck. Both men swam to the woman, who was being swirled about by the violent waves, and effected a rescue to the accompaniment of resounding cheers of the passengers.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 257, 27 September 1935, Page 7
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