DRAMATIC RESCUE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20988, 26 September 1931, Page 9

DRAMATIC RESCUE.

MAN MENACED BY FLAMES. LEG HELD FAST BY LOGS. A dramatic story comes from Nulla Creek, near Tamworth, New South Wales, A man, imprisoned between two logs, watched death approaching in the form of a scrub fire he had himself started, and he was rescued when the flames had almost reached the logs. Mr. George Fund, a settler, had been burning off the light scrub and dry grass on a steep' hillside above the creek. He stood on a log watching the fire, when the log commenced to roll with him. He jumped downhill to another log, from which he slipped, landing astride it with one foot dangling in the water. Before he could move away the other log rolled down against his leg. The fire Mr. Fund had previously lighted w-.is rapidly approaching hira, burning fiercely. Ha called loudly for help, and his cries were heard by Mr. and Mrs. Wicks. They soon found him, but were unable to move the heavy log, which held his leg against the other log, causing him great pain. Gordon Wicks arrived on the scene, but the united efforts of all three only resulted in easing the weight of the log with the aid of a thick sapling lever. One of the' party then ran for assistance, and returned with two men. aea the log had been levered off Mr. Pund's leg the flames had reached within a few vards of him. He was carried across the creek to safety. His leg had been badly bruised, and he" was suffering from severa shock.