A man died this week on Tuesday 13 from horrific burns he sustained after falling into a giant pot of cooking oil in Tonga’s Ha’apai islands.
The victim, named Mōsese Maile, had reportedly been in charge of overseeing the preparation of chicken cooking in the oil for a funeral service.
However, the deceased, from Fangale’ounga, reportedly fell into the pot after experiencing what appeared to be a medical event.
He was initially pulled out before the pot unexpectedly knocked over during the process and allegedly spilled over him.
The fatality dealt a double blow to the Maile family when they had to bury two bodies of their own family members.
Meanwhile, his friends and kāinga have paid tributes to him on social media.
“Rest in peace brother Mosese Maile”, a commenter wrote.
“Awwwww love you guys Uasi condolence to you and your family”.
