Siale Havea (45) of Houma remains missing at sea after he went out diving or underwater fishing at Fahefa, Tongatapu, on Friday night, 31 March.
As to date Police Search, even using a drone on the coastline have not uncovered any clue to the missing man.
Police reported that Siale went out with three other men for underwater fishing at around 8:00pm. The sea was reported to have been rough that night and after several attempts from different locations, Siale went into the water alone at Fahefa. The other three returned home.
Police said that at around midnight, three of his friends returned to check on Siale from the Blowholes site at Houma. “They exchanged signals with Siale using a torch and this time, he was seen to be near Vaotu’u. They then went back to Siale’s house and waited for their next check-up.”
“Then around 2:00am on Saturday, 1 April, they returned to the Blowholes to check again. This time, Siale’s signal appeared to be near ‘Anafotu Harbour at Ha’akame. They went to Ha’akame and waited beside the road expecting Siale to show up there.
When Siale failed to show up, they alerted the Police at Nukunuku, since it was already daylight.”
The Police search is ongoing with assistance from members of the community.