Royal Humane Society & Life Saving Awards

Lot 1147    Day 1    Royal Humane Society & Life Saving Awards

Estimate $600
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ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND, bronze medal, (1967), type 2 (O&D.126), with ribbon brooch bar, reverse inscribed, 'Awarded to/Lynette S.Knight/for an act of bravery on/17th January 1967'. Some light oxidation on reverse, otherwise very fine.

Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 120 (lot 848).^ ^RHS of NZ Case Number 1231 - Lynette Shirley Knight - Bronze Medal - On 17 January 1967, four men were swimming in the Pomahaka River, two miles from Tapanui when one of them dived into a waterhole fifteen feet deep. When he did not surface a companion tried to rescue him but could not reach the bottom. Lynette Shirley Knight, 14, who had been swimming earlier, dived into the river and with difficulty brought the man to the surface. Other bystanders applied resuscitation and he subsequently recovered in hospital. The area of the river is described as dangerous with jagged rock edges, and Miss Knight, who was exhausted after her efforts, showed courage and great determination in effecting this rescue and saving life.^^With copy of RHS of NZ 1968 Annual Report showing details of award to Lynette Shirley Knight.