TRAPPED IN CAR.
Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Fell. 25. Trapped in a car when it went over the end of the Devonport vehicular ferry wharf early this afternoon, Mrs Rebecca King, of Warkworth, was rescued in a sensational manner by Frederick Gardener, aged about 35, of Whangarei. Mr Gardener, who had been seated in his car two further hack in the queue, ran forward and dived into the harbour, fully clothed. Mrs King, who had been submerged for several seconds, rose to the surface. She got out of the car through the open door ns MiGardener reached her, and he swam with her to the wharf, where he held on to a pile for several minutes before, being rescued. Mrs King was examined by a' doctor and sent to a private hospital. She had a slight cut below the throat and was suffering badly from shock, but is progressing satisfactorily. It is understood that Mrs King’s car would not start as the cars were moving forward to go on the ferry boat. Mr King got out to push the car, leaving his wife at the wheel. The engine suddenly accelerated and the car went over the wharf.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 76, 26 February 1938, Page 9
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197TRAPPED IN CAR. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 76, 26 February 1938, Page 9
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