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Body of missing man recovered

Ritika Pratap Deputy News Manager [email protected]

January 13, 2023 10:46 am

The body of the 23-year-old man who went missing while swimming for freshwater mussels in a river near Koronivia, Nausori yesterday has been recovered.

Police say the man’s body was found near Tawakelevu, Lokia, by the search team this morning.

The victim was swimming with two others from Lokia Village when he had disappeared.

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