DROWNING TRAGEDY
DINGHY CAPSIZES VICTIM STRUCK BY BOAT (Per United Press Association) AUCKLAND, Dec. 26. One man was drowned and another reached the shore in an exhausted condition when their dinghy caDsized in Islington Bay, Rangitoto Island, this morning. The victim was Arthur Wood, of Mount Eden, a married man, who family is living in Australia. The other occupant of the dinghy was Benjamin Muller, of Ponsonby. The two men had left the launch Comrade, in which they had arrived at Islington Bay on Sunday evening and which was anchored about 200 yards from the shore, in order to go ashore. Thev had reached a point about 100 yards from the beach in shallow water when the dinghy was overturned bv a laree w"" 3 and both were thrown into the water. It is thought that Wood was struck oh the head by the boat, when it capsized and was drowned while unconscious. Muller. who was handicapped by an artificial leg, managed to swim to the shore in a state of almost complete exhaustion Artificial respiration was applied for 20 minutes; and Muller recovered sufficiently to be removed to shelter Wood's body was later washed ashore and artificial respiration was tried for three-quarters of an hour •without effect.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23692, 27 December 1938, Page 14
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