Meafua could not swim, so others jumped into the water in an attempt to rescue him, but he did not resurface.
“It’s just an unfortunate accident that he slipped, there is no indication that they were mucking around,” Acting Inspecter Shane Thow said on Sunday.
A search involving Water Police, foot patrols, Polair, and the SES began soon after and continued throughout yesterday
His body was found this morning.
