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Coronial Hearing Over Drowning Girl Nellie Javick
At the coronial inquiry into the drowning death of 17 year old Nellie Javick, bruises were noted on the body recovered from the weir. Constable Symes explained such marks can appear in drownings. testimony traced her disappearance after a swimming outing with a brother, with evidence of swimming and river movement and an ensuing search. The coroner Mr. Archu Sean JP chaired the session, with colleagues noting the body was cold and the death attributed to suffocation by drowning after a scuffle in the river.
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