Show GIRt GIRL DROWNED IN WEBER RIVER Lura May Garner Aged 15 Loses Her Life While in Bathing Near Hooper Lura May Garner 15 years of age was drowned in the Weber river at Hooper shortly before 1 yesterday after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon J 3 C Wilson who attempted to rescue her was himself dragged under by the drowning girl and was taken from the water more dead than alive aUve Wil Vil Wilsons Wilsons sons wife as well as the wife of one of the other members of the rescuing party are pronounced to be in a critical con as a result of the shock Miss Gar Garners Garners ners nors body was recovered by b William Bel Belnap Belnap Belnap nap jr an hour after the accident Were in Bathing Miss Garner in company with two young women about her age went bathing in inthe Inthe inthe the river near Hooper yesterday noon At Atthe Atthe Atthe the place where the bathers entered the water the river Is said to be very ver r treacherous treacherous erous A number of whirlpools and deep dee holes abound Miss Garner had waded wade through a considerable depth when one of her companions inquired if sho she was not going too far The unfortunate girl took one step more and was swept off her feet by the current Just before she sank she cried Oh save me The screams of her lien companions who realized that she was drowning were heard by John C Wilson Vilson who rushed to the scene arriving Just at the time when she arose to the surface Wilson Plunged In Without a moments hesitation or wait ing tag to divest himself of his clothing Wil Wilson Wilson Wilson son leaped Into the water In an instant he was v as In the clutches of the drowning girl He was unable to break her hold and was forced under the he water Wilsons son reached the place about the time his father was sinking out of sight and rushed into the stream Young Wilson as assisted assisted assisted in pushing them toward the shore When the girls grasp was broken she sank for the last time and Wilson was pulled from the water by a number of men who had bad been attracted to the scene By diving a number of men inca men attempted to locate the body but It was fully fUll an hour before William Belnap Jr succeeded In bringing it to the surface Dead When Taken Out Dr King ICing of Hooper was on hand when the body was taken from the water but as life had long since been extinct nothing could be done to resuscitate the girl Miss Garner was the daughter of ot Jedediah Gar Garner Garner ner ncr a prosperous farmer of that place An inquest over the remains was held yesterday afternoon and an a verdict of ac accidental accidental drowning returned |