DROWNING FATALITY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17408, 5 November 1930, Page 4

DROWNING FATALITY

GIRL’S DISAPPEARANCE TRAGEDY WHILE BATHING (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, last night. A tragic drowning accident occurred at Tomahawk beach late this afternoon, when a girl named Rose Isobel Kydd was swept into the breakers and lost her life. Miss Kydd, who was 17 years of age, and resided with her parents at Luke’s road, Tomahawk, was employed as a domestic at the Karitane Home. About 5 p.ni., in company with a friend named l’egg.v Braid, she went to Tomahawk beach to bathe. Apparently, however, the girls became separated, for at about 5.20 p.m., Miss Braid came to Miss' Kydd s home, asking if she had come back, as she was not on the beach.

Search was immediately made for the missing girl, but without avail. It could only lie surmised that she had entered the water during the absence of her friend, and had been swept out by the undertow.'

The polices worn communicated with, and Constable Mieklejohn patrolled the beach until nightfall, byt no sign of.the unfortunate girl’s ,body was, seen, and further searching later in the evening was also without result.