Newton Abbot: … … Another instance of the extreme danger of the open leat at Newton occurred on Thursday, when the five-year-old son Mr. E. Mallett narrowly escaped drowning. The child was playing on the steps by the leat, near Pinsent’s brewery, and whilst a traction engine was passing, fell into the water. An alarm was immediately raised, for with the leat running fairly swiftly, the child disappeared between the houses. Further down, however, the child was recovered, being then unconscious. After artificial respiration had been successfully resorted to, he was taken to his home.
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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920