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Former Army Captain dies while picking fruits

June 19, 2018 3:05 am

Former Fijian Army Captain and Prison Officer, Jone Roqica died in Victoria, Australia last month.

According to SBS News fifty-two-year-old Roqica collapsed while picking apples in Victoria.

Roqica’s death of an apparent heart attack was the 14th known Pacific Islander fatality on an Australian farm in six years.

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SBS says there has been no finding that Roqica’s death was caused by overwork or unsafe practices.

According to SBS, his death came as a shock to his cousin, Dave Raulini.

Raulini describes late Roqica as disciplined and very feet teetotaler.