Victor Marcal Drowned After Fall from Canoe Victor Marcal, an eighteen-year old youth residing at 193A North Szechuen Rosd, was drowned on August the' Kaochiao beach after falling out of a canoe in which he had ventured into the strong cur= rents off the beach, accompanied by 4 friend. "Among those who. wit nessed the tragedy were the youth's mother, who was on. the beach. but did not "realize that her son was involved until informed by tone of the would-be rescuers wno relumed after a futile attempt to ick the boy up, The accident occurred after 11.0 am, aller Victor Marcal had paddled a short distance from the shore, His friend had gone over the "side of the canoe for a swim. Apparently Marcal, who was not a strong swimmer, fell out of the canoe, and his cries'attracted the attention of his friend who, after glv~ Ing the alarm to the on shore, went to the rescue of his comrade, Mr.
Canavarro, who was on the beach, immediately swam out to the assist ance of the drowning youth, but when he was only a few feet away. Marcal sank, Mr, Canavarro shouted to a Mx. Buckley, a friend on the beach, for assistance, and the latter swam out fully clothed in an attempt to save the boy.
While the rescuers were searching for him in the turgid waters, Moreat came up for a last time behind their backs. "Too late they realized where he was, and desperate diving where he had last been seen failed 10 re~ cover the body. The rescue tas nally abandoned, and it was not until after o'clock that the body was discovered by a Chinese, It was brought up to Shanghai in the eve ning, and taken to the International Funeral, Directors, who have charge of the funeral arrangements, 'A very strong tide was running at the time of the accident, and this made the work of the rescuers the more dimeult, Victor Marcal had left school only recently, and gave promise of becoming a good athlete, His brother, "Mr. L, Marcal, is well known in Shanghai football circles, Admiration was expressed yesterday for the efforts of the would-be res-oners, who searched for the body until all hope was ended, and they themselves were exhausted,
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