A distressing fatality, by which two young men, residents of Ravensbourne, lost their lives occurred at Taiaroa Heads about 6 o clock this evening. It appears that Thomas Shanks and David Timlin were spending their holidays at a crib at the Maori Kaik, and about 6 o clock they went out in a dinghy to take in a moki net which had been set during the day. They succeeded in drawing the net into the dinghy, but the tide had just turned, and, with a strong north-easter blowing, a heavy sea was running. It is surmised that the dinghy tipped, took in a wave and turned over. A brother of one of the men noticed the pair clinging to the keel of the boat, and immediately gave the alarm on shore, and a launch was put out, but when it reached the boat the men had disappeared. Both men were fully dressed and were good swimmers. Both were married; Timlin only 12 months — while Shanks had one child. A number of launches engaged in a search for the bodies, but up to late they had not been found. -Gisborne Times, 30/12/1913.
Dragging was continued to-day in the Lower Harbor in quest of the bodies of Thomas Shanks and David Timlin, who were drowned on Monday evening. -Evening Star, 31/12/1913.
FOUND DROWNED
DUNEDIN, January 18. A fisherman named Lewis found the body of a man floating inside the harbour to-day, and conveyed it to Port Chalmers, where it was identified as that of David Timlin, who was drowned in company with Thomas Shanks, near the Kaik, on December 29th. An inquest was held, and the Coroner returned a verdict that the deceased was accidentally drowned through the upsetting of a dinghy. -Wanganui Chronicle, 19/1/1914.
IN MEMORIAM
TIMLIN. — In sad and loving memory of my dear husband, David Timlin, accidentallv drowned at Maori Kaik on December 29th, 1913. Inserted by his loving wife and child.
TIMLIN. — In sad and loving memory of David Timlin, accidentally drowned at Maori Kaik, on December 29th, 1913. — Inserted by his loving parents, sisters, and brother. -Evening Star, 29/12/1913.
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