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Man dies from swimming incident, another missing in Samoa

Men from the village have joined Police and F.E.S.A. officials to search for the missing man.
Source: Samoa Observer

Apia, SAMOA — Tragedy has struck the village of Luatuanu’u at the beginning of 2019 with a young man dead and the families keeping vigil, hoping the body of another young man who has been missing at sea since Thursday, is found.

The deceased man was among three men who went out for a “casual swim” on Thursday when they got into trouble. 

The third man is fighting for his life at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital.

The incident was confirmed by Police officers, who were at Luatuanu’u yesterday, to continue the search for the missing body.

The Police divers were assisted by men from the village during the search and rescue which started on Thursday evening and continued late yesterday.

Seiuli Fa, of Luatuanu’u, who spoke on behalf of the Tua family, said his nephew in his 30s was accompanied by two men, when they went swimming. 

“The three men were swimming and there was a log that was floating and they all grabbed on to it,” Seiuli said. 

“The waves took the log further out into the water, two men jumped off while my nephew held on to the log. 

“Unfortunately one died and did not make it to the hospital. One of the men survived and he’s at the hospital.”

Seiuli identified the missing man as Fa Tua.  

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