BOY DROWNED
THREE PALL INTO E]Ws YOUTH'S RESCUE EFFORTS J BROTHER OF VICTIM SAVED '4 (0.C.) OTOROHANGA Sunda '! A drowning accident occurred infl, ' Waipa River four miles from hanga this afternoon. The victim Zl Edward Albert Birchall, arzrrl ia of -Mr. Alfred Birchall ,? n milker, of L'irongia Road n* 6 " hanga. ' Utor <>- A number of bnvs were playing 0 log in a lagoon formed by an j , " a the Waipa River, which was j n fi n , Edward Jiirchall, who was a eHnnl and his two brothers, Brian Birr!,mi' aged 12, and Dalton Birchall eight, fell off the log into the rirp Brian Birchall managed to reac]l r ' bank by his own efforts, but Rjira i and Dalton were in difficulties. A youth, Frank Harris, age( j 17 jumped into the lagoon and rescued Dalton Birchall. Ho returned (o th water and after some difficulty f Ou J Edward Birchall and brought him to the bank. However, artificial respiration proved of no avail. An inquest will be held to-morrow,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23992, 16 June 1941, Page 6
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