YOUTHS MISSING
FEARS FOR SAFETY. BOAT FOUND UPSIDE DOWN. (By Telegraph— Press Association.) WESTPORT, November IG. Fears are entertained for the safety of two Westport youths, William Henry Getley, aged 17, and Edward John Roderique, aged 16, who have not been seen since about 10 o’clock last night. This morning a flat-bottomed boat was found floating upside down in the lagoon, and later a. cap and oar, both belonging to Roderique, were found. Two ships left port during the night, the Totara for New Plymouth and the Karepo for Lyttelton, and inquiries are being made to ascertain if the youths had gone aboard either of the
vessels.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 November 1941, Page 7
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