A 46-year-old farmer is the country's latest drowning victim.
Police say that the victim from Burekasivi Settlement, Tailevu was last seen leaving home with his 5-year-old son on Friday morning.
Spokeperson Ana Naisoro has confirmed that later that afternoon the victim's wife was informed that her husband had allegedly drowned in a nearby river where a search was conducted.
Naisoro says that the victim's body was found by youths whereby he was conveyed to the Korovou Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A post mortem has been conducted and the cause of death has been confirmed as drowning.
The drowning toll currently stands at 11 compared to 15.
