A weary party reached Thames a few days ago carrying on an improvised sapling stretcher a man named William Wood, a butcher. On Tuesday, when lolhiu? a tree it jumped back, and Wood was pinned against a stump. .His mates heard his cries, and went to his assistance. They were unable to move the log, but they cut it through and carried Wood to a but. Heavy rain fell on the Wednesday and Thursday. Assisted by a settler and a lad, they set out to carry the victim 14 miles along a bridle track to Thames. The journey was very rough, and the first stretcher collapsed, so a sapling one was made. The party reached Thames exhausted.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18348, 12 September 1921, Page 4
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