Show MEDAL FOR DOUBLE RESCUE For a double rescue from a river infested infested in in- with crocodiles Trooper Patrick Patrick Patrick Pat Pat- rick C. C McEwan of the Natal police has bas been awarded the medal of the Royal Roy Roy- al Humane society A boat with four men of the police police po po- lice Uce and a native boy on board was capsized on Lake in North Zu Zu- luland Two men trying to swim ashore were drowned or or pulled down by crocodiles which are numerous Inthe in inthe inthe the river McEwan managed to reach land and hastily constructed a frail I raft Taft which he paddled out with his I hands hands and took the boy as ashore Again paddling out about yards he be also saved the lost last man mm left alive |