AGONY IN THE DESERT
HEROIC WOMAN’S VIGIL. A camel caravan recently rescued Signora Rosalia Barresi, an Italian woman of 24, who had spent two days and nights without, food or water, beside the dead body of her husband, Fran ccsco. Francesco Barresi was a civil engineer. Ho died after being bitten by a viper in the Cyrenaican desert, where he was forced to halt through lack of fuel and water after his chauffeur had lost his way while travelling from Ag heila to Benghazi. When found by tho camel caravan. Signora Barresi had carried her husband’s body about 37 miles across barren land in scorching sun, and was in a semi-dying condition. The Barrcsis were located by an aeroplane sent out from .Benghazi. The aeroplane wa.s unable to land owing to darkness but. dropped a message jr oTnising help. The camel caravan was sent to tho rescue and brought in Signora Barresi and tho body of her husband.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 286, 4 December 1933, Page 7
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