PUZZLING FEATURES
DROWiXLNG OF MAN. NO SIGN OF CLOTHES. At the inquest on the body of .John ■Marshall, aged 20, which was found floating in the sea at Waikanae Beach. Gisborne, on Saturday morning, a verdict of accidental drowning while bathing was returned. The coroner remarked that it was difficult to account for the drowning, as Marshall was able to swim, find the medical evidence showed that there was nothing wrong with him physically oi organically. The evidence of Ihe police showed that a careful search was made of the beach, but there was no sign of the clothes in which the deceased had left home, though a bicycle and a towe’ were found.
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Patea Mail, Volume LII, 4 March 1931, Page 2
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114PUZZLING FEATURES Patea Mail, Volume LII, 4 March 1931, Page 2
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