BATHERS' NARROW ESCAPE
WOMEN NEARLY DROWNED
SWEPT OUT BY UNDERTOW.
BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT, KAITAIA, Monday.
Two ladies, Mrs. T. S. Houston and her sister, Miss J. Bowman, who were bathing in the surf at Ahipara, on the Ninety Mile Beach, yesterday, had a narrow escape from being drowned. When they entered the water it was quite calm,-but rollers began to come in and soon the bathers found themselves beyond tho breakers. They were carried out, and were soon in difficulties. Their screams attracted the attention of Mr. Houston, who rushed from his house down to tho beach and reached Miss Bowman. She was in an exhausted condition, and clung desperately to him, making his progress difficult. Another helper arrived and ho took charge of Miss Bowman.
Mr. Houston then went • out for his wife, who had drifted out a long way. When ho reached her sho was in tho last stage of exhaustion, having been under the water twice. The return to the beach was difficult, Mr. Houston by this time being fatigued, but assistance was at hand and all got ashore safely.
Both bathers have a thorough knowledge of tho beach, which is considered fairly safe, but yesterday there was an undertow stronger than has ever been known before.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20202, 12 March 1929, Page 10
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