Boy Drowned While Father's Back Turned
DUNEDIN, Mon. (P.A.)—David John Ilore, nine-year-old son of Mr 11. D. Hore. of Kyeburn, was drowned in the Taieri River yesterday at a point near Taieri Lake. Central Otago. The boy’s father, who was swimming in the river at the time of the accident, turned to watch younger members of the family, who were also in the water, and when he looked back his son had disappeared. After strenuous efforts made by bystanders and the police, the boy’s body was found at G p.m. in a deep hole a short distance from where he disappeared.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19480105.2.14
Bibliographic details
Northern Advocate, 5 January 1948, Page 2
Word Count
101Boy Drowned While Father's Back Turned Northern Advocate, 5 January 1948, Page 2
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Northern Advocate. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.