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Trip To Makadru Turns Fatal

An Austrian couple are c ou nt i n g themselves lucky after they sur­vived five-metre-high surf break­ers while trying to map out a no-fishing taboo zone for Makadru Village in Matuku, Lau.
02 Mar 2023 13:02
Trip To Makadru Turns Fatal
The Australian couple, Birgit Hackl and Christian Feldbauer, in Suva on March 1, 2023. Photo: Ivamere Nataro

An Austrian couple are c ou nt i n g themselves lucky after they sur­vived five-metre-high surf break­ers while trying to map out a no-fishing taboo zone for Makadru Village in Matuku, Lau.

But, it was unfortunate for Makadru Village headman, Mai­keli Tamani, who drowned during the sea ordeal.

Mr Tamani was accompanying yachties Birgit Hackl and Christian Feldbauer to take underwater pictures of a reef passage, which was proposed to be a no-fishing area.

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Story By: ivamere.nataro@fijisun.com.fj



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