DROWNED WHILE BATHING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14292, 11 February 1910, Page 5

DROWNED WHILE BATHING.

T-yf t y* >' . t vLOST AT. GISBORNE. !BOY LOST, AT. RESCUE. attempts at rescue. TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] rj:y;. . Qisbornev Thursday. A bathing accident-occurred at Harris' |j§ > Send, on the Waimata River, opposite a - Mr. R- Johnston's house, this afternoon. pi" A boy named Harold Gibbons, aged 13, §T' whose parents are stilted to bo dead, was pi'yig swimming with two small boys named ISv gine and Ballantyne. He. was apparently tjfllan inexperienced swimmer, and when liiS" about three-quarters of the way across, fijfelie called out that ho was in difficulties. Ml i Hine at onco swam back to -h^' assist- ' ';t -ance, and as he did so, the unfortunate 1} ] a ,i disappeared, reappearing, however, ''$ after one or two immersions. Hine grabM ' fiod'him by the head, but was unable to ;f.: /hold him, and he disappeared from sight. Another young fellow, who was swimM;' m ing lower down the river, heard the 'iSeries, and rushed to the rescue, but GibipiifCfipns disappeared when he was only 20yds ; away. Others were soon on the spot, ,r p%fsrid a search was made • for the body, ' jCjrhich was recovered in the evening. .