MELANCHOLY BATHING FATALITY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7902, 22 March 1887, Page 5

MELANCHOLY BATHING FATALITY.

TWO BOYS DROWNED,

[from our own correspondent.] Maoku, Monday. I regret having to record a fatal bathing accident which took place here yesterday, by which David George, eldest son of Mr. George Cox, aged 14, and George, son of Mr. W. Perry, aged 9, lost their lives. It appears that they went with some other children to tho Mauku Creek, distant about half-a-mile from their homes, tor a bathe. They all went into a shallow part or ford in the river, but David, who was a swimmer, and the other elder boy, George, seem to have got higher up to a bend, where it was deep ; they must have lost their presence of mind, and so were drowned. The other little ones at the ford, eeeing something was wrong, began to call out tor help, and very shortly Mr. G. Cox was on the spot, and saw the two boys nt the bottom of tho river. He at once dived down and brought them up to the surface, locked in each other's arms. Other help arriving, every means of restoration were tried for over two hours, but to no avail, as life had fled. Dr. Daiziel was fetched from Pukekohe and pronounced them lifeless, after which they were removed to their homes, there to await the inquest. Very muoh sympathy is felt for the two families.