79 articles tagged "drowning"
An 11 year old student is believed to have drowned in the Sigatoka River. Police say the girl from Suva had accompanied her parents to Sigatoka where the incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon. She had gone
A man in his 30s from Tomuka, Lautoka is dead after he went diving near Savala Island yesterday morning. Police say the man was diving with two others when he went missing. They say a search was conducted wher
A 57-year-old man is believed to have drowned while fishing in Lautoka yesterday. Police say the victim and another man went out fishing in a kayak at Natabua seaside in Lautoka. The incident occurred when the
The 35-year-old farmer whose body was discovered in Vatia waters in Tavua earlier this month had drowned. Police say there was no foul play. The discovery was made by a group of divers. The man was from M
A 21-year-old student is believed to have drowned in Lami. Police say the man was swimming with another student near Matata Settlement in Lami when he failed to surface and was found motionless underwater. Att
Police will be investigating claims of foul play in the tragic death of a 13-year-old boy from Naselai Village in Tailevu on Friday. According to Police, the boy tried to jump on a bamboo raft from a nearby tree wh
A 13-year-old boy from Naselai Village in Tailevu is believed to have drowned yesterday afternoon. Police say the boy tried to jump on a bamboo raft from a nearby tree when he fell into the Naselai River and disapp
A 38-year-old man has passed away after he drowned in the Wainibokasi River earlier this week. Police say his body was found floating by a 25-year-old woman who was collecting freshwater mussels in the river.
A man in his 50’s from Keiyasi Village is believed to have drowned yesterday morning after he was found floating in a river near the village in Navosa. Police say the man had gone to his farm and moments later wa
A 23-year-old woman from Vakabuli in Lautoka is believed to have drowned in the Vakabuli River yesterday. Police say the woman had gone to bathe in the river yesterday morning when the alleged incident occurred.
The body of the 5-year-old boy who disappeared after he fell into a river near Natoaika Village in Naitasiri on Wednesday has been discovered. Police say the boy's body was recovered by Police and villagers yesterd
Police are continuing their search this morning for a 5-year-old boy who fell into a river near Natoaka Village in Naitasiri. A report of the incident was received at the Nausori Police Station yesterday afternoon.
A 3-year-old boy has passed away after he drowned in a container filled with water in Nakorotubu, Ra yesterday afternoon. Police say the incident occurred at the victim's home in Nayavuira Village. The boy was
In response to the recent drowning cases, Suva swimming clubs organized Saqamoli Swim Smart, Water Safety Fair to teach children how to swim. Babale swim club coach, William Domonatani says Saqamoli Swim Smart is a
Police have confirmed that they are now looking into a possible case of negligence in all the drowning incidents concerning children this month. Spokesperson Ana Naisoro says they will be able to determine the char
A five-year-old boy is believed to have drowned in Savusavu during a family picnic on Monday. Police say the child was from Vunidogoloa. A post mortem will be conducted to ascertain the cause of death as inves
Students, teachers and friends gathered in large numbers at Tilak High School Hall this morning to farewell two brothers, Shalvin and Shivneel Singh who drowned in the Dreketi River in Vuda, Lautoka last Friday. Sh
A 3-year-old child is believed to have drowned in the Wailoku River this morning. Police say the victim was at home with his father when he disappeared from home and he was later found floating in the river by a Po
Fiji Swimming and the Let’s Swim Fiji program say they are open to invitations from communities which want to be educated about the basics of swimming and water safety. People can reach out through the Let's Swim
The Youth Ministry of the Fiji Mission of the Seventh Day Adventist Church has paid a heartfelt tribute to former member Petero Navosailagi who drowned while attending a camp at Waiyala, Keiyasi in Navosa yesterday mor
