Life at sea has its less comfortable moments, in the opinion of a- Ltiristchurch surf bather who, for several vears during his swimming operations, has had ait annual shock, states this Christchurch Star v Sim. This season s “incident” occurred when lie was swimminer along peacefully 200yds. ofi-sliovc As he gazed down into nothingness some three feet of dogfish shot past and one heartbeat was -lost. It all began a tew years ago when the bather took a dive "into a wave and hit something hard, which turned out to be a dead ling. Next year’s incident happened about, a «liar ter of a mile out, when something brushed against the*swimmer s leg, aim j iew 440yds. Dominion swimming record was probably established, ahe following year a quiet swim came to a sudden end when the bather found lnmSf practically surrounded by a school of porpoises, and after that he took a rest for two years from sea bathing.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18900, 30 December 1935, Page 13
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