Two children latest drowning victims

Two children drowned yesterday in two separate incidents.

A picnic trip turned tragic when a nine year old child of Naitonitoni, Navua drowned while swimming with his family.

Assistant spokesperson Inspector Atunaisa Sokomuri said the child’s body was found floating after a while.

In another incident, a two year old child of Lautoka drowned in a drain yesterday.

He was playing in a flooded drain with his friends when he got washed away.

The drowning toll now stands at 49 compared to 46 for the same period last year.


Story by: Shalvin Deo