A SHOCKING ACCIDENT.
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNE DIN, This day. A .-hocking' accident occurred at j I'ori Moeraki, when Mr William j Henry llutcheson, civil engineer and head surveyor, met uith iiis death nude'.' must distressing circumstances. Air Ilutch (•sou was bathing with his sou in about three feet of water, when he suddenly said, " Get ashore, c|uickly ; I'm bitten." He had been bitten by a shark, and the fiesli of the right leg was stripped oil to tlie bone. He struggled ashore, but died almost immediately from the shock and loss of blood. Mr Hutcliesou was fifty-live years |of age. He leaves a widow and two sons. The accident was witnessed by his wife and mother.
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Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8122, 6 February 1907, Page 2
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117A SHOCKING ACCIDENT. Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8122, 6 February 1907, Page 2
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