BATHING TRAGEDY
THREE YOUTHS DROWNED. SYDNEY, January 1. Three youths were drowned at Como today while bathing. Edward Ostenfeld started to swim across the river, but when half-way over he threw up his hands and disappeared. Oscar Macalpine and Roy Coleman dived after him, and also disappeared. A fourth member of the party notified the police. The bodies have not been recovered. Albert Davis, the survivor, has not been seen since he informed the police.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3016, 3 January 1912, Page 27
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75BATHING TRAGEDY Otago Witness, Issue 3016, 3 January 1912, Page 27
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