FATE OF STATION HAND
BODY FOUND IN CREEK SEARCHING FOR BULLOCK (Per Press Association.) MARTON, this day. Somewhat unusual circumstances attended a drowning fatality on Mr. T. A. Duncan's Otairi station, near ilunterville, on Saturday, the victim being Thomas Earl Mellwraith, aged 21 years, an employee on the si a I ion. His parents reside in Hastings. The deceased, with Mervyn Gibbons.. '.vent to search for a bullock which vyas lost iii a rough sleep gorge, in which there are many <!< < p waterhoies. They arrived at a 'cliff face, and Mr. Mellwraith decided to be lowered into the ■ by a rope. Tins was safely aceone plisiied'and for close on an liour the men maintained contact by 'ailing out. Then Mr. Mellwraith failed to reply. After wailing lor some time, Mr. (Ill,boas went to the homestead for help, but a large search party was iin.-vuves-. ml at nightfall The next, morning the search was resumed, the body being found iu a creek nl 11.30 n m.' At an inijuesl on Sunday afternoon at Ilunterville, a verdict oi' accidental drowning was returned. 'lt. is surmised that Mr. Mellwraith was overtaken by cramp while, crossing the creek. The coroner commended the efforts of Mr. Gibbous and the search parly. The deceased was very popular and bad represented liangilikci nl football for two seasons.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18988, 13 April 1936, Page 8
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