COLERIDGE TUNNEL DISASTER
RECOVERY OF A BODY. A DIFFICULT TASK. [Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 2t The body of Richard Green, which was reached in Lake Coleridge tunnel slip yesterday morning after 19 days* search, will probably not be got clear of debris until to-morrow or Friday. According to a report from Lake Coleridge to-day, tho position in which tho body is lying makes tho work of recovery extremely difficult, a Itarge quantity of timber having to be cleared away first. Tho search for tho body of Archibald McDonald is being pushed ahead with vigour, but it''may be a week before it can be got out. . A largo number of tunnellers attended the funeral of McFarlhnc, which took place at Christchurch this afternoon.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19435, 22 October 1925, Page 7
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123COLERIDGE TUNNEL DISASTER Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19435, 22 October 1925, Page 7
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