New Zealand Warriors Sonny Fai the hero
January 10, 2009
Sonny Fai is still missing after being taken out to sea by a rip. He will be remembered as a hero and if not for him up to seven members of his family could have been lost on that tragic day earlier this week.
Warriors football manager Don Mann said the 20-year-old knew the dangers of the water and had told his family not to swim there before the tragedy occurred.
“Without Sonny being there, we could have had six or seven members of his family gone,” Mann said. “It’s fair to say Bethells Beach is the most dangerous beach in the Auckland region.
The day after Fai went missing at the Auckland beach his Warrior teammates all went to the beach to search for their teammate. As the hours passed it appeared likely that they had to face up to the fact that he was dead.
The night before Fai’s girlfriend had watched as he was swept out to sea after playing the role of a hero when he saved his family members from the dangerous waters.
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