A LITTLE HEROINE.
[by TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION".]
Gis borne, Wednesday. The body of Vernon Currie, the elder of the two girls drowned in the W aim ate River yesterday, was found early this morning. -
At the inquest a verdict of accidentally drowned while bathing was returned. The jury added sua expression of sympathy with the parents. The evidence showed that the children liad been bathing at a place that was quite safe, said very largely used each summer, but the younger girl had gradually got above blue usual place and into a. deep spot. The elder sister made a splendid struggle to save her, arid got the child on her back. They got within a few yards of the bank. Help was soon to hand, but too late.
At the meeting of the Manchester Unity Oddfellows, in the fellows' Hall, Cookstreet, 'last night, a vote of condolence was passed to Brother Henry Currie, of the Loyal Gisoorite Lodge, on the loss by drowning of his two daughters, and the vote was ordered to be sent by telegram.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13114, 1 March 1906, Page 5
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