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HONGKONG - DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY ́SOTH, 1925

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LADY KILLED BY A SHARK.

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An inquest.regarding the death of Mi Doris Bowyer-Smith, who was fatally in. jured by a sharke at the Swimming Club on July th, was held-by the Coroner (fr. F. 6. Hourney on July 20th.

Mr. H. B. Sahmond stated that on the evening of Wedinesiiny, July 14th, he went to the Swimming Club with the deceased, the two children of Commander Carter, and Major Coventry. They arrived about 4.46. and five minutes later witness swam out to the diving-stage. The de censed went along the jetty, dived in from there, and swam to the stage. She elimbed up the steps, and dived in 'ngaina ya Witness was climbing up the steps at the time. She was apparently seized instant.

ly by something, and dragged under. Witness could not any whether it was a shark, as he did not see it. By that the Commander Newill had arrived on the stage, and they both shouted, for a boat About Afteen to be sent from the shore. seconds later the décrased came to the surface, apparently unconscious, and wit. ness was able to drag her to the ladder, where Commander Newill and himself lifted her up on to the stage. The de ceased's right leg was practically bitten of, and there was also a bite in her hand, There had evidently been a good deal of bleeding in the water. The deceased re- gained consciousness for about ten minutes, and died soon after Dr. Gilmour' arrived. The depth of water at the time was about nine feet, and the water was choppy, so that witness was unable to see beneath the surface.

Lieut. Commander Newill stated that he entered the water and swam out to the diving-stage. When he was about a foot away from the steps he saw on the other side of the stage what appeared to be a shark's head unidat i swirl of water.

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triangular wounds on her army were quita superficial, and might have been caused by the deceased striking her arm against the bruto. In view of the natura ̈ of tha | ·· injuries deceased" had absolutely no chance at. all of surviving.

Inspector Bostock, who conducted the enquiry for the police, said "that" Mr, H. W. Lobb, the secretary of the Swim- ming Club, found the depth of water after the accident, to be about nine Teet The Inspector added that no nigus" of sharks had been geen previously in this vicinity, although it was notorious that they abounded outside the breakwater and around St. John's Island.

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"The Coroner found that death was due to shock and haemmorrhage following a shark-bita. He remarked that from the | evidence that had been given there could be little doubt that the deceased was at tacked by a shark, and the injuries were identically similar to five similar cases he had been seen in the last three years. No one could be blamed for the accident.

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