MARROW ESCAPE
EMBANKMENT GIVES WAY THREE WOMEN WASHED INTO SEA RESCUE BY AN ALE BLACK ‘United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Whilst standing on a concrete embankment on a roadway about six miles on the Culverden side of tho first tunnel on the Cheviot road on Sunday Mesdames McCleary and Sun-id ge were washed into the sea. Brian McCleary, an All Black and a well-known boxer, was responsible for saving the life of Mrs Surridgo whilst the other women were able to scramble ashore themselves. The women were with a party of Culverden footballers who were returning from Knikoura. At the spot- mentioned tho road was found to be completely washed away and the party were forced to leave the motor car. The concrete embankment on which the women were standing was washed from under their f«et and they had a narrow escape from death. Mrs Surridge was swept away by a huge wave, but McCleary, by jumping into the sea, was able to reach bet- and bring her back to the road. The washout is half a chain in length and the whole width of the road is washed away. An inland road is the only passable route for any kind of heavy vehicular - traffic.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 17 June 1924, Page 4
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206MARROW ESCAPE Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 17 June 1924, Page 4
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