INJURED IN FALL
Woman Dies From Exposure (N.Z.P.A.) DUNEDIN. July 2. With a bruise on the back of the head. the body of Mrs Evelyn McMillan, a widow, aged about 32, was found in the snow near the front door of her home at Mosgiel at 10 a.m. yesterday. It is understood that the indications point to accidental death following a fall from the front door steps. Mrs McMillan lived alone in a brick house in an isolated part of the town. Her husband died about 10 years ago. It is stated that during the last few months she had complained of being unwell. Her only child died since her husband’s death. She was lying at the foot of about five concrete steps outside the front porch and had a severe bruise at the back of the head. Some lacerations of the fingers also occurred, possibly during her struggles to return indoors. Death had been caused byexposure. Mrs McMillan was a daughter of Mr Thomas Parker. High Street, Dunedin.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLVI, Issue 22934, 3 July 1944, Page 4
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169INJURED IN FALL Timaru Herald, Volume CLVI, Issue 22934, 3 July 1944, Page 4
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