Police in the Cook Islands say a woman on holiday from New Zealand drowned on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
She was helping her 11-year-old daughter, who was struggling in a lagoon current.<\/p>\n
The 52-year-old woman got into trouble in the lagoon near the Arorangi jetty on Rarotonga’s west coast.<\/p>\n
Police said the sea was rough and the currents, strong.<\/p>\n
Locals, as well as fire and police volunteers, went to help and search for the woman.<\/p>\n
Police extended their help and sympathy to the woman’s family and friends.<\/p>\n
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SOURCE -RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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