Former navy Lieutenant Commander, Samuela Tatafu who went missing at sea about a week ago has been laid to rest.
Members of His Majesty’s Armed Forces’ navy and military honoured Tatafu at an emotional funeral at Ma’ufanga yesterday.
Tatafu was described as one who “he has an ambition to work for the nation.”
Kaniva News reports 52-year-old Tatafu was reported missing at sea on April 23.
He had failed to arrive in Nuku’alofa at 10am after leaving ‘Eua at 6am.
Search and rescue team finally located Tatafu’s body on the beach area at Tu’aliku cliffs of Lapaha.
The body of his colleague Litani Taufa was still missing.
Tatafu was first recruited by His Majesty’s Armed Forces in 1989 until 2000 when he retired and became a member of the military reserve force.
Tatafu was the owner of two businesses, the Ovava Tree lodge and Deep Blue Diving.