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Recovered the body of a Wombwell boy.

April 1959

South Yorkshire Times April 25, 1959

Mr A Hopkinson, of Darfield, who as reported on page 1, Gallantly dived into the freezing, fast flowing waters of the swollen Dearne last weekend to recover the body of a Wombwell boy, who had fallen in 3 miles upstream. Mr Hopkinson is seen with his son, John Joseph, who was with him at the time of the recovery of the body.