Distressing Drowning Occurrence

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXII, Issue 12435, 7 April 1908, Page 5

Distressing Drowning Occurrence

GREYMOUTH, April 6.

The news was received in town to-night of a distressing drowning fatality at Ahaura, whereby Mr and Mrs James Doolan, of Slatey Creek, were drowned. 'Deceased attended a funeral at Nelson Creek, and left Ahaura at 5 o'clock to cross the Ahaura River. Both were on one horse, and in fording the river must have been swept off. A boat half a mile lower down was corveying passengers across, when the body of the woman was noticed floating down. It was secured and brought to the shore, but tire was extinct. The body of the husband wns recovered higher up the stream. Dec*asnJ ldaves eight young children, the eldest being 13 years of age. Doolan was :t settler at Slatey Creek, Moonlight.