Australian boy, 8, dies of suspected electrocution at Fiji resort - BBC News

Police say Cairo Winitana was found "motionless" in a garden and believe he died of electrocution.

11 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, GoFundMeImage caption, Cairo Winitana was holidaying with his family on the Pacific islandBy Tom HousdenBBC News, SydneyAn eight-year-old Australian boy has died from suspected electrocution while on holiday in Fiji.

The boy, identified by family as Cairo Winitana from Sydney, was staying with his parents at the Club Wyndham Denarau Island Resort on the west coast of Fiji's main island.

Fiji police said he was found lying "motionless" near a flower garden at the hotel last Thursday.

He was taken to hospital in the nearby city of Nadi, but could not be revived.

"Initial information gathered is that the child was allegedly electrocuted however the post-mortem will have to confirm that," Fiji police said.

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