MISSING TRAMPERS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 27, 29 January 1929, Page 5

MISSING TRAMPERS

ONE BODY RECOVERED, VERDICT AT INQUEST. : J3T , ' CERISTaHUIICH. Last Night. r An inquest was held at Coal gate (tonday into the. death of James Park, •no of the 'boys lost in the Alps, oy Mr., P. H< Lawry, S.M., The chief witness [waa jEdwaird Leigh {Park, brother of the dead lad, who gave a complete account of the search for James and his companion Morpeth. [Witness expressed the opinion that op* Or about January 10 his brother and Morpeth were swept away , and) drowned when endeavouring to ford the WilberfoTce River. The coroner gave a verdict of aC * tidental death by drowning in tho Wilbprforco River on cr about January 10. The search for Morpeth’s body will be continued shortly, as soon aa shearing is over Mr. Murchison, Glen, thorn'station will arrange a party to, search all the route the trampers must have’ traversed. nmv C - Gl " tain frdfn, signs, foiindT'that, the boys attempted; ta ..cross one of the tributaries of the Wilherforc.e. VTiethei*. one was swept, off his feet and carried • away a nil the 'oicTier was lost in attempting to save him will never be known. The rivers" were, in high flood after two days’ rain and very dangerous. *’ M