WILD BOAR’S ATTACK
HUNTER KNOCKED DOWN SOLDIER TO THE RESCUE Prompt action by a returned soldier, Private Reuben Williams, probably saved the life of Mr lan Blake of Tangowahine, when he was knocked down by a large wild boar. Private Williams returned last month from the fighting in Crete. The two men set out to hunt a wild boar which was known to be killing lambs on the farm of the late Mr S. J. Blake at the back of Tangowahine. They were travelling along a narrow track in scrub and teatree when the boar charged, knocking Mr Blake down. The boar was on top of him when Private Williams fired from his hip, putting a bullet through the boar s neck. Two more shots in the head killed the animal. The first bullet, after striking the boar, wounded Mr Blake in the upper part of his left leg. He was able to walk, and was taken to the Northern Wairoa Hospital. Private Williams, who is aged, about <26, was hampered by having his left arm in splints, the result of wounds in Crete.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24696, 27 August 1941, Page 2
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