Accidents - Disasters - Fires - Floods - Tragedies
Mar. 03, 1962 - Two Brothers Die In Blizzard On Moors: Two brothers died from Chipping Village, Lancs. to Langden Castle, a 12-mile round trip. The boys, Melvin, 18, and Leslie, 11 and their sister Sheila Smith, 15, had been missing since Sunday when they set out on the hike. Leslie, a sufferer from asthama; collapsed on the way back when the blizzard began and the children spent the night on a cave. Monday morning they had to leave Leslie as they couldn't wake him. Some time later Melvin collapsed and Sheila walked on alone to get help. When police located Meliven he was Critically ill and died a few hours later in hospital. Leslie's body was found at the bottom of a 150-ft gully. Photo shows Rescuers gently place Melvin on a body yesterday
