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NORTH BEACH TRAGEDY. LAD'S BODY RECOVERED. The body of the lad, Forrest Barrett-Len nard, aged 16 years, third son of Mr. George Barrett-Lennard, of St. Leonard's Vineyard, Swan, who was drowned whilst fishing off the rocks near Triggs Island at North Beach on Tuesday of last week, was recovered yesterday morning and brought to the city. An inquest will be opened this morning. The funeral of the deceased will take place at the Upper Swan Anglican Cemetery this afternoon, the cortege leaving St. Leonard's at 2.30. The deceased lad was very popular amongst his schoolmates, and highly esteem ed by his masters. He was brilliant at his studies, and was keen at all school sports, and in his short career had carried off nu merous prizes.