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Man who allegedly jumped off a vessel found to be mentally unstable

Man who allegedly jumped off a vessel found to be mentally unstable
Photo: Gary Volau

The man who was rescued from the sea after he allegedly jumped off a vessel yesterday has been found out to be mentally unstable after an initial assessment by the doctor.

Police say the 22-year-old will be taken to St Giles Hospital for further assessment.

The man had allegedly jumped off the vessel MV Joseph at around 2.15pm yesterday which was on its way from Nabouwalu Jetty to Natovi Jetty.

He was rescued by the crew, conveyed to Nabouwalu Jetty and was admitted at the Nabouwalu Hospital under observation.

In a video shared with fijivillage News, it can be seen that the man is swimming back to the vessel after jumping off.

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