The student’s body was discovered floating off the coast of Utuali’i by a group of fishermen, a day after a missing person’s report was lodged with police.
Police Spokesperson Su’a Muliaga Tiumalu says there are a lot of witness accounts of the girl’s disappearance from Tuesday August 16 to Wednesday, August 17 when her body was found.
“On Tuesday the 16, the owner of the boat reported to Police that it had gone missing and possibly stolen,” said Su’a.
It was around the same time, the young girl went missing as well.
