LEAP INTO HARBOUR
WATERFRONT INCIDENT . RESCUE BY SPECTATOR ;-J|| YOUNG MAN ARRESTED' « Considerable excitement was caused on the waterfront yesterday afternoon when a young man, fully clothed, " jumped into the harbour after an iron rail in Quay Street near the Ferry Buildings.' Spectators hear by saw the incident -V' and a life-lino was thrown to the man . almost immediately. Another young|j§p; man dived into the water and assisted J||; the other to swim to the launch steps./;.
The rescued man was taken to the ;|| Wharf Police Station and interrogated. He was later taken to the Central Police Station and charged with-^; attempting to commit suicide.* Il® r '
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22930, 7 January 1938, Page 8
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