Mālōlō e 'ōfisa kasitomu hili ene tō lolotonga 'ene ngāue atu ki he kau pāsese 'a e 'Ea Nuu Sila' he 'aho ni 'i Fua'amotu
A Customs officer has died in hospital after he collapsed at the Fua’amotu international airport this afternoon.
A reliable source has claimed the officer, identified as Vitikami Paongo collapsed while he was processing a passenger from an Air New Zealand aircraft.
The passenger attempted CPR and Paongo was revived before he was rushed to hospital, the source claimed.
He was shortly pronounced dead.
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