DROWNING ACCIDENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18710, 16 May 1924, Page 9

DROWNING ACCIDENTS.

BODY FOUND NEAR wftARF^ FIREMAN ON WEST KATAN. The body of a man. observed float-7: ing in the water near the. Prince's Wharf yesterday morning by a sailor on H.M.S. Delhi. A ; cutter was, launched / from 9 the cruiser and the '■ body : was recovered, and I later identified 'as that/of James. Maye, a* ; fireman of 'the", steamer West * Katan, . which left for, Wellington on Tuesday. The coroner -- has -ordered a \ post-mortem examination.i;' V,.''s*":■;."■,-. ; .,' : ,'--" ..,- '■-.';.■ - r |7. "' UNIDENTIFIED MAN'S : END.' * H 7 FATALITY AT. TAKAPUNA. . The body of a middle-aged man, not [ yet identified, was found'floating; at the water's edge"at the Narrow Neck end of | Takapuna Beach yesterday. Deceased was about sft. 9in- high,; clean-shaved, and was dressed in a blue serge suit, dark overcoat, and light boots. Bank notes amounting to £13 were found in one of '■" the hip pockets, but no papers or other means of identification wore found. The body had apparently been in the water : for some' time. ;k'--'-- : .<~ v '--r"'\'''- 7,-

POUND DSOWNED AT PAPAKUBA.

FALL FROM A DINGHY, ' _ .A; middle-aged man, Mr. Robert: Dunn, ; was found drowned on the "mud; flat adjacent to the ' Papaknra ' Channel on Wed- f nesday morning. At an .inquest held be- -";'. fore Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., evidence was '- given that deceased, who lived alone in. > a hut on a small island, had been accustomed 'tot .engage; in net fishing. -: The : ;: , father of deceased deposed that he visited' ' the island -on,Tuesday^- but could find no trace of deceased. The 'net and a pair - 'of oars were lying on' the mud flat. Wit- ;■ V! 1 ; ' ness obtained, the assistance of the police,' .- < and the body' of deceased was found near;-.. , . ■ where his dinghy -was anchored. It appeared as- if deceased had been preparing for a fishing expedition and-;had fallen . - out of the ditghy. at high ; tide. kl '.■■.■-'.-■'■■ Medical evidence was given to t the effect - that the body had been in the water about five i days. . There were no marks of Violence. "„^' c .- ,J > -: "\ The ; coroner returned a verdict that death was ;due;to| drowning. . vv-l^';^^;^';;^ , ' -. -'" • -J