The Police have warned the public to be careful about areas they are not familiar with after a man visiting from Savai’i drowned in Upolu last Friday.
The man, a 36-year-old from the inland village of Patamea, Savai’i, drowned on Friday morning at Satitoa. “This place is very dangerous because people can walk all the way when the tide is low but once the tide is high it’s very hard because of the strong current,” said Acting Police Commissioner, Fauono Talalelei Tapu, yesterday morning.
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“If you don’t know the place well, then this will be the result.”
Fauono described the area as “very dangerous.” He declined to name the man.
Fauono said the Savai’i man was following two younger men from the village who went fishing.
He wanted to watch the two young men, at 8am. At that time, the tide was low.
As the tide got higher the man unexpectedly got into difficulty.
The two men with him tried to help him but the current was too strong.
They swam back to shore and went and told the family of the Savai’i man.
Family and members of the village rushed back to look for him but couldn’t find him.
Early on Saturday morning, members of the police and the fire services arrived to continue the search but, at the same time, village people found the man’s body.
The deceased is married with four children.
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