COLLISION IN FOG
ACCIDENT TO LAUNCH PASSENGERS IN PANIC MANY FALL OVERBOARD DRAMATIC RESCUES (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Peed. May 25, 11 a.m.) MELBOURNE, May 25. There was a panic when the paddle launch Fairyland struck a submerged object during a heavy fog on the River Yan'a last night. About. 1.10 passengers, many of whom were youths and girls, fell or were thrown into the cold water after the launch had been run ashore. Some of the passengers struggled in the water for about 10 minutes, but all either managed to scramble ashore or were rescued.
A hole was torn in the 'bottom of the launch, and the water began to rise rapidly, and the. pilot immediately ran the boat on to a sandspit near the shore.
The passengers rushed to the shore side of the launch, and their weight forced the rail beneath the surface. The panic increased, and some climbed on to the frail roof, which collapsed. Roy Harding, a nephew of the pilot, rescued four girls who were being carried downstream by the current. Several other youths also rescued girls from drowning.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19023, 25 May 1936, Page 5
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