Tourist reported drowned in Vatu-i-Ra Passage

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The approximate location where the tourist went missing yesterday

Police and civilians will resume the search today for the body of a tourist following a reported drowning incident at Mount Mutiny Reef in the Vatu-i-Ra Passage yesterday.

The incident is believed to have occurred early yesterday morning.

The tourist had travelled to the reef for a diving trip aboard a local cruise vessel.

The victim is believed to be a woman in her sixties from the United States.

Search efforts continued throughout yesterday as authorities worked to locate the body.