ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES
SUICIDE BY DROWNING. (Pkr Press Assootatio: /.) DUNEDIN, May 3. Yesterday at Port Chalmers, William Porter was seen standing on the half--lide bank at Sawyers’ Bay inlet. As he was well out towards the navigable channel of the harbour, his presence in such a place attracted attention. ''•Mien, without taking off his wearing app’.rel. he waded into deeper water and < ommenoed to swim, two young men launched a boat and pulled towards him. When thev reached the place he had di-appeared It is said* that Porter had been depressed since tt'.e recent death of his eldest son. The body has not beon found.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17031, 3 May 1923, Page 7
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104ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES Star (Christchurch), Issue 17031, 3 May 1923, Page 7
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