BATHERS SAVED FROM DROWNING.
CHAMPION SWIMMER ASSISTS IN RESCUE. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, January 2. Gladys Pidgeon, the Empire games swimmer, her brother Ronald, aged eighteen, and James Kemps’ter, an English dirt track rider, play-ed a part in rescuing two surf bathers from drowning at Muriwai beach at mid-day yesterday. About thirty people were bathing, including Robert Cameron and S. w! Barton, both aged eighteen, who were caught in a strong undertow and carried away. Cameron’s cries for help were heard by Miss Pidgeon, who with her brother swam out and after a hard struggle brought him back to shallower water, where others assisted with a chain of hands. At this moment it was noticed that Barton also was in trouble and Kempster swam out and rescued him in similar fashion. Both Cameron and Barton were completely exhausted but soon recovered.
“I did not think we would ever get ashore,” said Miss Pidgeon. “Fortunately Cameron kept his head and did not struggle. It was lucky there -was scn.eone else there to help Barton.”
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19267, 2 January 1931, Page 6
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