{"id":9108,"date":"2022-02-01T15:04:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T01:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5635.temp.domains\/~talamuac\/?p=9108"},"modified":"2022-02-02T13:32:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T23:32:42","slug":"two-die-in-swimming-accident-two-brothers-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talamua.com\/?p=9108","title":{"rendered":"Two die in swimming accident &#038; two brothers missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Lagi Keresoma<\/p>\n<p><strong>APIA, SAMOA \u2013 01 FEBRUARY 2022:<\/strong> Two young men have been confirmed dead after a swimming accident at Samalaeulu, Savaii on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The Acting Police Commissioner, Auapaau Logo Filipo said police and members of the Fire &amp; Emergency Services Authority in Savaii responded to the call for assistance.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports he received, the two boys were swimming when one of them was swept in a strong current and the other tried to help and both got swept away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bodies of the boys have yet to be recovered,\u201d said Auapa\u2019au.<\/p>\n<p>He gave a strong warning from police for the public to be cautious and not to take any chances especially with the current weather conditions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9110\" style=\"width: 301px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9110\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talamua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220201-Missing-Aleisa-brothers-1.jpg?resize=291%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo provided by police of the missing brothers Junior and Suia Kalifa of Aleisa.\" width=\"291\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talamua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220201-Missing-Aleisa-brothers-1.jpg?w=291&amp;ssl=1 291w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/talamua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220201-Missing-Aleisa-brothers-1.jpg?resize=152%2C300&amp;ssl=1 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo provided by police of the missing brothers Junior and Suia Kalifa of Aleisa.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Missing Brothers<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a separate incident in Upolu, police are looking for two young brothers who have been missing from their family at Aleisa since Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Police are calling on the public for help in locating 13 year old Junior Kalifa and 12 year old Suiai Kalifa.<\/p>\n<p>Auapaau said with the country trying to cope with the COVID-19 situation, it is very important for people not to take unnecessary risks and for parents to mind the whereabouts of their young children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lagi Keresoma APIA, SAMOA \u2013 01 FEBRUARY 2022: Two young men have been confirmed dead after a swimming accident at Samalaeulu, Savaii on Sunday. 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