FOUR BELIEVED DROWNED

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14066, 13 February 1939, Page 5

FOUR BELIEVED DROWNED

SECOND EDITION

THREE MEN AND BOY FISHING PARTY FROAI INVERCARGILL. Electric Telegraph—Pi ess Association INVERCARGILL, Feb. 12. Three men and a boy are believed to have been drowned in the New River estuary on Friday night when a sudden gale of considerable force struck the dinghy in which they were apparently rowing ashore. The dinghy was found upside down on the beach on Saturday morning. Their launch was anchored a few chains off the neach. The members of the party, ail of Haggerty, Thomas Victor, married, aged 38. labourer. Haggerty, Hilary, aged 11. son of Thomas H aggerty. PoPenhagen, James, manned, aged 34, truck driver.

Rask, Frank Herbert, married, aged 28. '-The party left Invercargill at 9 o'clock on Friday night in the launch with the dinghy in tow with the intention of going to Sandy Point to net flounder. A strong gale sprang up about midnight and yesterday morning the dinghy was found washed up on the beach. With it was a flounder net Late this afternoon Air Popenhagen’s hat was lound on the beach. A pair of oars was found three miles along the beach, but these have not yet been identified. The cabin of the launch was locked and it is apparent that the men left in the dinghy with the intention of netting close inshore. Despite a search along the beach and from aeroplane and launches throughout yesterday and to-day, none of the bodies has been found.