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22 March, 2026, 4:43 pm
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22 March, 2026, 4:43 pm Central - 29°C Rain

Search to continue this morning for the 12-year-old girl missing at sea in the Lau waters

Search to continue this morning for the 12-year-old girl missing at sea in the Lau waters

By Navitalai Naivalurua
07/01/2024
Photo:File

The search for the 12-year-old girl who went missing at sea after the boat she was travelling in capsized in the Tuvuca Waters on Friday will continue this morning.

Villagers and Police Officers from Vanuabalavu Police Station searched last night and will continue this morning.

Police say 16 people left Tuvuca Island for Tavunuku Island on Friday morning, and in the afternoon, the villagers received a call that the boat that left in the morning had capsized.

On their way to Tavunuku Island, the villagers rescued 12 people, three died, and one was still missing at sea.

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