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FATHER AND SON DROWN
SYDNEY, Tuesday.
A man and his 17-month-old son were drowned at Pittwater, to-day after the father had jumped overboard, from a mov- ing launch in an attempt to save the child.
Dead are: William Roberts, 36, of Lovetts' Bay, via Church Point, and his son, Michael.
Police found the body of the child floating in deep water near Scotland Island, in Pittwater. They had to drag the area be- fore they recovered Roberts' body.
People on the shore called police when they saw the empty launch circling in the middle of the bay.
Roberts was seen swimming frantically towards Scotland Is- land, holding his son. Both dis- appeared about 100 yards from the island.