South Yorkshire Times, Saturday, July 2, 1960

Eventful Trip

The annual trip of employees of Mexborough U.D.C.to Scarborough on Friday proved more exciting than anticipated. At the North Shore, Mr William J Wilcox, the gardener of Clayton Park, of Clayton Park Bungalow, Church Street, Mexborough was taking a dip.

“I was only in the baths about 25 minutes,” said Mr Wilcock, who is married and has one son. I saw a boy, aged about 15, go under twice. He mumbled but didn’t seem to call for help. I could just see the top of his head. I swam over and grabbed one arm and another man grabbed the other. We dragged him to the shallow end, when he recovered.