DISTRESSING FATALITY.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 12010, 11 March 1920, Page 4

DISTRESSING FATALITY.

MOTHER AND TWO CHILDREJN DROWNED. Per Press Association. Te Kuiti, March 10 A drowning accident, involving the loss of three lives, took place this afternoon. A young child of Mrs Ernie Thoms, of Mangahoe, met with an accident when going to school. Mrs Thoms got her eldest boy to drive a car, containing herself, the injured child, and a baby, to Te Kuiti for medical attention. When crossing a small creek, which is generally dry, it was found that the water had flooded the engine. The boy went for help, but on his return the‘car and occupants had disappeared. The body of Mrs Thoms was recovered, but the bodies of the two children are still missing. [Mrs Thoms was a sister-in-law of Mr A. Thoms, Rangitikei County Inspector, and was well-known to many residents in this district.]