Operator Dies After Digger Slips Into River
What began as a normal working day for Tomasi Cagilaba, 55, turned fatal when the digger machine he operated flipped into the Navua River along Waiyanitu.
Saturday 01 April 2023 | 10:30
Tomasi Cagilaba is placed onto the tray of a Police truck after it was found in the digger at Navua River along Waiyanitu on March 31, 2023. Photo: Ronald Kumar
What began as a normal working day for Tomasi Cagilaba, 55, turned fatal when the digger machine he operated flipped into the Navua River along Waiyanitu.
Police said Mr Cagilaba lost control of the digger. It submerged into the Navua River on Friday morning.
He was trapped inside the digger.
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Mr Cagilaba was employed by Winstone Aggregates Fiji Ltd and was carrying out gravel extraction from the Navua River at the time of the incident.
Police retrieved his body from the submerged digger at around 12noon on Friday.
Co-worker Christopher Sharma said everything happened so quickly on Friday morning.
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