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Fridel Engert née Meyer (1904–1982), known to the public at that time as Fridel Meyer and in later years as Fridel Dalling-Hay, having set out in her kayak from Westminster, London, England, with the intention of circumnavigating the UK. Here she stands on the deck of the Lowestoft lifeboat Agnes Cross after she had rescued her husband whose canoe had capsized. Meyer is on the right, and her husband Engert is bottom left.

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Source Daily Mirror, 22 June 1933, "Canoe girl's plucky rescue", page 3, col.1 (Screenshot of a poor quality microfilm of a newsprint copy of the original photo).
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current12:01, 19 January 2023Thumbnail for version as of 12:01, 19 January 20232,884 × 3,092 (869 KB)Storye book (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=Fridel Engert née Meyer (1904–1982), known to the public at that time as Fridel Meyer and in later years as Fridel Dalling-Hay, having set out in her kayak from Westminster, London, England, with the intention of circumnavigating the UK. Here she stands on the deck of the Lowestoft lifeboat ''Agnes Cross'' after she had rescued her husband whose canoe had capsized. Meyer is on the right, and her husband Engert is bottom left. Note: A full att...

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