DROWNING ACCIDENT
CAPSIZE OF A CANOE "■ OCCUPANT LOSES LIFE BROTHER ATTEMPTS RESCUE [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] . WELLINGTON. Saturday When a canoe was overturned in Evans Bay by a high wind late on Saturday William Joseph Blacklidge, aged 21, a hawker, was thrown into the water and drowned. The canoe and paddles were found late afc night, but the body has not been recovered. Mr. Blacklidge bought the canoe, a 16ft. canvas one, two days earlier. His young brothers had been with him during the afternoon, but remained on shore when the deceased went out. A strong wind was blowing, and although it was comparatively safe near the patent slip, it was dangerous further out. Mr. Blacklidge ventured about 200 yards from the shore. A strong gust caught his canoe, which was overturned. The victim's brother, Maurice, aged 17, stripped and dived in to attempt a rescue. It was a gallant attempt, but he was unable to last out and himself was rescued just in time by a rope thrown from the jetty. Two men also went to the rescue and swam over the spot where the canoe had overturned. They saw no trace of Mr. Blacklidge. ' A police patrol afc 10.30 p.m. discovered the canoe, and paddles washed up at the south end of the bay.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21273, 29 August 1932, Page 8
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