Narrow Escape from Death
Gallant Rescue Exciting Experience on Sumner Beach By Tolegrnpli.— Press Association, Cnmsiomjitcii, this day, At Sumner yesterday a littlo girl of sovon years was playing on the aanda with ber brothor and sistor, Sho was running along the boach noar tho pior and Cavo llock, and it a spot whoro tho water takes, a Midden dip she slipped in ovor hor depth, Her older sister went to hor assistance, but being unable to roscuo her scrambled out, A young lady, whose nnrae is not known, then went in and caught her after sho had sunk twice, but got into dillieulties, and had to bo assisted out, Tho child would probably hive beon drowned but for tho promptimdo of Miss M, Denniston, daughter of Mr Justieo Donaiaton, who plunged into tho wator, seizod tho child, and held it up until Miss Mitchell camo to her holp with a boat hoolc, and tho two were pulled ashore.
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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1096, 17 September 1904, Page 3
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