Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This is an urgent special bulletin from the American Samoa Department of Homeland Security – TEMCO issued at 8:15 p.m. Sunday, August 3rd.

The Air Force Rescue Center in Panama City reports that a personal locator beacon registered to the Suleman crew of the crashed single engine aircraft last week was activated and the GPS coordinates puts the device location in Lauli’i village this evening.

 The device may have been washed ashore in Lauli’i and if anyone is aware or has possession of the device, please call EOC at 699-3800 or Department of Public Safety at 633-1111 to turn in this very important instrument that is important to the ongoing search and rescue mission.

O se fa’aaliga taua tele lenei mai le Matagaluega o le Puipuiga o le Saogalemu Lotoifale le Homeland Security ma le Ofisa o le TEMCO, auina mai i le itula 8:15 i le afiafi po nei.

a lipotia mai le vaega le Air Force I Panama fa’apea o se masini pei o se telefoni feavea’I, e auina ai fa’aliga fa’auaealesi mo feoa’iga va’alele resitalaina I ali’I pailate o Suliman sa maliliu I le va’alele vaiaso ua te’a, o lo’o ta’ua mai o lea masini sa maua mai fe’au fa’auaealesi o lo’o iai totonu le nu’u o Lauli’i i le afiafi nei.  Masalomia sa tafe ane I luga o matafaga lenei masini.  Fa’amolemole, a iai se tasi o lo’o silafia po o iai lenei masini feavea’I mo tau feoa’iga fa’aave-va’alele, vala’au mai le ofisa o Fa’alavelave Fa’afuase’I le TEMCO I le 699-3800 po’o le DPS ofisa o Leoleo I le 633-1111 e lipoti ma fa’afo’I mai lenei tulaga taua mo le fa’aauau o su’esu’ega ma sa’ili o toega le va’alele.   

‘Ua faia lenei fa’aliga i le ava tele ma le fa’aaloalo e tatau ai.  O le pule’aga le Matagaluega le Homeland Security ma le Ofisa o Fa’alavelave Fa’afuase’I le TEMCO.