Death Of Mrs. Mary Lynch
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THE death was reported from Labasa, Fiji, in mid-May, of Mrs. Mary Lynch, wife of Mr. George Lynch, of Dreketi.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynch were out fishing, at night, off the mouth of the Dreketi River when an explosion set fire to their launch. The clothing of both caught alight and Mrs. Lynch was badly burned before her husband could get her into the water to extinguish the flames.
The launch was burnt almost to the water line and in this the couple drifted for 24 hours until rescued by Fijians from a near-by island. Mrs. Lynch died later in Labasa hospital. Mr. Lynch was in a critical condition but was expected to recover.