THREE MEN DROWNED.
ROWING BOAT UPSET.® SEVEN MEN IN THE WATER, [BY T£LEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION } - HoKiTiE-i, Thursday. The names of the men who were drowned last evening are Alex. Wauzh gJ!!/ Rogers, and Chas. Herrin:. ~ A pa ? 8 of seven men were returning from La/ Mahinapua to their homes at Manim • sawmill in a well-la, Jen rowing w When about a-quarter of a m:le ro ~ Mahinapua Creek, the men. in change rowers, overbalanced the boat, aad\n were thrown into the water. Four f the men reached the bank M f e ] v °! the three mentioned were drowned * Thr" 1 " of those saved got to an inland, and' ih other man went for assistant. The police left Hokitika f the „ and with a Urge number of resident!' are engaged searching j. ir th , The three men drownod v. ere sin T' between 25 and 30 years of aje. body has been recovered. ' '-gers 6
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15711, 11 September 1914, Page 4
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