DROWNING TRAGEDY
AT PIHA
On 3rd January 2010, whilst fishing at Lion Rock beach in Piha, Elmer Abonero, 34, a Filipino construction worker, was swept off the rocks. The rescue efforts of his Filipino mates and surf lifesavers proved futile because of rough conditions. He drowned.
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reluctant Bayani
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