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November 18, 1959
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
What is this article about?
In Longview, Washington, a car with six teenage boys crashed off a 25-foot embankment into a slough on Monday night, killing five by drowning, including two pairs of brothers. Survivor Francis Hughes, 16, escaped and alerted rescuers.
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Five Youths Perish in
Highway Mishap
LONGVIEW, Wash., (AP) -- A car carrying six teen-age boys, all neighborhood chums, out on a drive, plummeted off a 25-foot embankment and overturned into a swampland slough Monday night. Five of the six drowned.
The dead included two pairs of brothers.
The survivor, Francis Hughes, 16, told officers he did not know how the accident occurred.
Hughes was sitting in the front seat between two other boys when the car missed a turn at an intersection four miles west of here. The machine landed upside down in about 20 feet of water.
"I was grabbing for the door handle," Hughes said. "I don't remember much."
He made it to shore, struggled up the bank and flagged down a passing truck.
Rescue operations began immediately. Skin divers operating in the murky slough, which runs along the road for nearly a mile, had to feel their way to the car.
Two bodies were found in the machine. The three others later were recovered in dragging operations.
The dead were identified as Doug Randolph, 17, driver of the car; Jerry Walston, 15, and his brother, Floyd, 13; Bill Webster, 16, and his brother, Dick, 13.
Highway Mishap
LONGVIEW, Wash., (AP) -- A car carrying six teen-age boys, all neighborhood chums, out on a drive, plummeted off a 25-foot embankment and overturned into a swampland slough Monday night. Five of the six drowned.
The dead included two pairs of brothers.
The survivor, Francis Hughes, 16, told officers he did not know how the accident occurred.
Hughes was sitting in the front seat between two other boys when the car missed a turn at an intersection four miles west of here. The machine landed upside down in about 20 feet of water.
"I was grabbing for the door handle," Hughes said. "I don't remember much."
He made it to shore, struggled up the bank and flagged down a passing truck.
Rescue operations began immediately. Skin divers operating in the murky slough, which runs along the road for nearly a mile, had to feel their way to the car.
Two bodies were found in the machine. The three others later were recovered in dragging operations.
The dead were identified as Doug Randolph, 17, driver of the car; Jerry Walston, 15, and his brother, Floyd, 13; Bill Webster, 16, and his brother, Dick, 13.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Tragedy
Survival
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Car Accident
Drowning
Teenage Boys
Highway Mishap
Brothers
Longview Washington
What entities or persons were involved?
Francis Hughes
Doug Randolph
Jerry Walston
Floyd Walston
Bill Webster
Dick Webster
Where did it happen?
Four Miles West Of Longview, Wash.
Story Details
Key Persons
Francis Hughes
Doug Randolph
Jerry Walston
Floyd Walston
Bill Webster
Dick Webster
Location
Four Miles West Of Longview, Wash.
Event Date
Monday Night
Story Details
A car carrying six teenage boys plummeted off a 25-foot embankment and overturned into a swampland slough. Five drowned, including two pairs of brothers. Survivor Francis Hughes, 16, escaped to shore and flagged down a truck, leading to rescue operations where bodies were recovered from the murky water.