Body identified as missing man Fisiatina Puafisi [1]
Thursday, December 29, 2016 - 19:34
The body of Fisiatina Puafisi (45) who went missing from a Nuku'alofa hotel on Friday, was recovered by Police Search and Rescue operation yesterday afternoon.
ADC Police Commissioner 'Atunaisa Taumoepeau confirmed today that the body had been indentified as that of Fisiatina Puafisi.
The body was recovered from the water along the Sopu Coastline at approximately 1.3km north from the Hifofua wreck at 3:45pm.
It was revealed to Matangi Tonga yesterday, that Fisiatina Puafisi was a recent deportee from Australia who was booked into Little Italy Hotel in Kolomotu'a for a month. The bookings were made by the Australian Border Service, WA Compliance Removals.
A full-background on Fisiatina Puafisi has yet to be officially confirmed, along with his cause of death.