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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Three men drowned in Pittsburgh, N.H., yesterday when a practical joke by Wilfred Marsh, pretending to be a game warden, led to a scuffle and their boat capsizing while fishing on a pond. Survivor Napoleon Scott was rescued after clinging to the overturned boat.
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PITTSBURGH, N.H. (A')--Three men drowned yesterday when a practical joke turned to tragedy.
The victims were David Doolan, 39, William Cantin, 65, and Wilfred Marsh, 47.
Doolan and Cantin were the fathers of eight children each.
Napoleon Scott, 67, who was rescued after clinging to an overturned boat more than an hour, said he, Cantin and Doolan were fishing when Marsh hailed them from shore and asked for a ride across the pond.
After picking up Marsh, Scott said, Marsh told them he was a game warden and asked to see their fishing licenses. Scott said a scuffle ensued and the boat capsized.
Conservation officials said that Marsh is not a member of the Fish and Game Department.
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Pittsburgh, N.H.
Event Date
Yesterday
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david doolan, william cantin, and wilfred marsh drowned; napoleon scott rescued after clinging to overturned boat for more than an hour.
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David Doolan, William Cantin, and Napoleon Scott were fishing when Wilfred Marsh hailed them from shore and asked for a ride across the pond. After picking up Marsh, he claimed to be a game warden and asked to see their fishing licenses, leading to a scuffle that capsized the boat. Conservation officials confirmed Marsh is not a member of the Fish and Game Department.