WASHED OVERBOARD.
[LAUNCH HAND DROWNED. FATALITY IN ' THE NORTH. [by TELEGRAPH. —OWN COBBESr-ONDENT.] ' ' :■■■■', KAIKOHE. Monday.An assistant yo n the " launch '.; Sierra, Henry Williams, was washed overboard and drowned in the Hokianga River on Saturday at 6.30 p.m. The launch was carrying mails and passengers from Kohukohu to Rawene. . . There was a heavy sea running and when passing through the Narrows the launch was caught by a wave and William's was washed overboard. As he was being; carried away he >grasped one of the rope cleats, but it came away in his hands. He then disappeared. ' The body has not been recovered. _ Mr. Williams * was -well, known in the district and came from Motuharore, where he • leaves a wife and family. ' .■
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18713, 20 May 1924, Page 6
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