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Grieving father clarifies son’s drowning in Laulii

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By Andrina Elvira Burkhart 06 February 2026, 8:00PM

The father of the man who passed away in Laulii on Wednesday, Lilo Mafutaga Talavave, clarified that his son did not die in a flooded river but drowned in a crater in the quarry in Laulii. The man has been identified as Thomas Talavave.

By Andrina Elvira Burkhart 06 February 2026, 8:00PM

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