RESCUE FROM RIVER
[BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WESTPORT, Friday The courageous rescue of a railway workman who fell into the Buller River off the wharf this afternoon and suffered injuries to the head ar. ! body was effected by Mr. W. Honey, a carpenter. He dived 30ft. into the river, fully clothed, and prevented the injured man from sinking until further help was obtained.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24147, 13 December 1941, Page 10
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63RESCUE FROM RIVER New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24147, 13 December 1941, Page 10
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