SKI-ING ACCIDENT
MISHAP ON MT. RUAPEHU YOUNG WOMAN BREAKS LEG. [ Per Press Association. ] THE CHATEAU, Aug. 27. While ski-ing on Scoria Flat, Mount Ruapehu, this afternoon, Miss Thelma Ross, of Wellington, a member of the Tararua Tramping Chib party, fell on the slope near Salt Hut, breaking a leg below the knee. Fortunately medical assistance was forthcoming’on the ski grounds. Splits were applied in Salt Hut and an injection of morphia given. A stretcher was available at the hut, and the patient laid as comfortable as possible with mattresses, blankets, and pillow’s. Miss Ross showed great fortitude in the ordeal, and remained cheerful throughout. A large party assisted in carrying the stretcher down to the Chateau, but even with relays of six bearers the task of transporting over 3| miles of steep track and road nearly all covered with deep snow, and under unfavourable weather conditions, was no light one. Tho patient received further attention at the Chateau when she left by car for the Taumarunui Hospital.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 201, 28 August 1935, Page 7
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167SKI-ING ACCIDENT Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 201, 28 August 1935, Page 7
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