DEATH FROM EXPOSURE
BODY FOUND ON ST. CLAIE . BEACH, Press Association. DUNEDIN, April 16. At the inquest in regard to the death of George Allen, insurance agent, whoso body was found on St. Clair beach last Saturday, the evidence disclosed a rather unfortunate aspect as regards the cause of death, which was due to cold and exposure. A witness, an officer in a temperance lodge, saw deceased—apparently under the influence of liquor—on the path on E'riday afteruoon, and tried hard to rouse him, but failed. After finding some insurance papers he reported the man’s condition to the company concerned, but no further action wan taken, and Allen was found dead twenty-four hours later. A verdict that death was duo to cold and exposure was returned, the coroner remarking that there had been an unfortunate error of judgment on the part of tho witness who found Allea under the influence of liquor.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8406, 17 April 1913, Page 6
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151DEATH FROM EXPOSURE New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8406, 17 April 1913, Page 6
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