DEATH FROM EXPOSURE.
NAPIER, April 7. John Peter Lanning, singlOj aged 27, cii«d 'last night on Peiano road. He ■ had been out all day in a motor launch, -.nliich- broke down on the -return. A , hisrh ->wind drove the launch up tho Inner flarbour; where it went ashore. Lanning attempted to keep it floating, and saved it from damage for an. hour. Lat-br 'he showed signs of collapse, and Ins mates carried him co tho shore, but be died before medical assistance could bo obtained. The night was cold, wild, oiid wet. • It is believed tliat d;9at]i resulted' from heart failure, brought on h} expos are.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12881, 8 April 1913, Page 4
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106DEATH FROM EXPOSURE. Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12881, 8 April 1913, Page 4
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