ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16542, 9 January 1928, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

MAN FOUND HANGED (Per Press Association.) NAPIER, this day. A man who up to the present, lias not been identified, was found hanging in a. convenience on Marine Parade yesterday morning at about 6.45 o'clock, the body being still warm and fully clothed. The man appeared to be 45 years of age, is sft. in height, of medium build. His' hair is light brown, slightly tinged with grey, and lie has a small ginger moustache, and! a beard of some three days’ growth. He was wearing a. brown tweed suit, striped shirt, lace-up boots, and a grey cap. A basket of flowers is tattooed on the right forearm. YACHTING FATALITY WELLINGTON, this day. The body of David Lander, who was drowned near Somes Island when a 14ft yacht capsized, was recovered on Saturday afternoon. The body of the other victim. Markov, has not vet been recovered. MOTOR CYCLIST’S FALL AUCKLAND, this day. Adrian Greig, 20, sustained concussion of the brain by a fall from a motorcycle., His condition is fairly serious. FATAL COLLISION AUCKLAND, this day. Frederick Edge, 54, a porter at the Grand hotel, died in hospital from injuries caused by his motor-cycle colliding with a telegraph pole in New North road. He is a married man, and resided at Mount Albert. SPEED MOTORIST HURT AUCKLAND, this day. T. Rogers, of Ctahuliu, was thrown from a motor-cycle while practising at high speed on Muriwai Bench. He was removed to Auckland Hospital with 'concussion of the brain and severe injuries to the body.