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Foreign News
October 10, 1789
Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
Near Kirkcudbright, Scotland, two young girls drowned while bathing in the River Dee on Monday evening; a third was rescued by a dog grabbing her hair and a man assisting from shore.
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EDINBURGH, AUGUST 6.
On Monday e'en night as three young girls were bathing in the river Dee, near Kirkcudbright, two of them were unfortunately drowned, and the third would undoubtedly have shared the same fate had it not been for the assistance of a dog, which caught her by the hair of her head while going down. The girl when she found herself seized by the sagacious animal, grasped it with an eagerness natural to one in her situation, which would have rendered such assistance abortive, but for the timely interference of a man from the shore, who, seeing the perilous situation in which she was, humanely ventured into the water, and laid hold of the dog, which still held her fast, and by this means saved her life.
On Monday e'en night as three young girls were bathing in the river Dee, near Kirkcudbright, two of them were unfortunately drowned, and the third would undoubtedly have shared the same fate had it not been for the assistance of a dog, which caught her by the hair of her head while going down. The girl when she found herself seized by the sagacious animal, grasped it with an eagerness natural to one in her situation, which would have rendered such assistance abortive, but for the timely interference of a man from the shore, who, seeing the perilous situation in which she was, humanely ventured into the water, and laid hold of the dog, which still held her fast, and by this means saved her life.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
What keywords are associated?
Drowning Incident
River Dee
Kirkcudbright
Dog Rescue
Bathing Accident
Where did it happen?
River Dee, Near Kirkcudbright
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
River Dee, Near Kirkcudbright
Event Date
Monday E'en Night
Outcome
two young girls drowned, third girl saved
Event Details
Three young girls were bathing in the river Dee near Kirkcudbright when two drowned; the third was caught by a dog by her hair while sinking, but her grasp on the dog nearly thwarted the rescue until a man from shore intervened, holding the dog and saving her.