From the Manitoba Free Press
Winnipeg, Manitoba
May 11, 1920

Boy Drowned When Horse Fell
   Peace River, Alta., May 10. -- A tragic accident occurred at the George hill, just west of Peace River, in which Gerald, the ten-year-old son of W. F. Gilliland, lost his life in a peculiar manner. The little chap had ridden to town on horseback to get the mail, and on his return, just at the bottom of the hill, the horse fell, with the boy caught under it in a pool of water. Unable to regain its feet, the horse held the boy under the water, with the result that death ensued from drowning. It was several hours later that the horse, still lying on the boy, was found by D. Gillies, who was on his way home afoot from town, and notified the police. An inquest was decided unecessary.

-- transcription by Kate Maynard, 2010