WANGANUI.
Eight People Drowned. A distressing drowning accident occurred at Castlecliff, a popular seaside resort at the mouth of the Wanganui River, about noon on Sunday last. A number of residents had arranged a picnic on the south spit on the opposite side of the river from Castlecliff, and a flat-bottomed boat was used to ferry the picnickers across. The first trip was safely accomplished, and the boat left on a second trip with 10 occupants. AH went well until the middle of the river was reached, when a strong tide and swell from the spa caused a nasty jobble. An attempt was made to turn back, but when the boat was broadside on it capsized, and all the occupants were precipitated into the water. Those drowned were: Mrs. Ludlam (aged 49), Walter Ludlam (aged 20), James Ludlam (aged 18), Claude Ludlam (aged 10), Gladys Ludlam (aged five); Mrs. Anderson (aged 48), Maude Anderson (aged 18), Ernest Anderson (aged three). A fisherman saved two boys—a son of Mrs. Ludlam and a son of Mrs. Anderson.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIV, Issue 16, 20 April 1910, Page 6
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175WANGANUI. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIV, Issue 16, 20 April 1910, Page 6
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