found Arobati in the river.<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cI thank God, and I thank all the Kiribati communities in Rodney for their support to find him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe thank police for everything, for the searching, but now we succeed because of God, of love.\u201d<\/p>\n
Search crews had scoured the area from Falls Rd in Warkworth along the river for any sign of Arobati.<\/p>\n
He was found roughly 200m from the crossing where he disappeared.<\/p>\n
His car is yet to be found.<\/p>\n
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Police are still searching for Tekanimaeu Arobati’s car. Photo \/ RNZ, Nick Monro<\/p>\n
His wife, Tirutinia, was thankful for all the help her family had received.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to give my special thanks to my community, because they were the first one to see my husband, and they were the ones … [to] call to the policemen … they found him after three days,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI should thank my brother-in-law, my sister\u2019s husband is the one that first saw my husband, with my firstborn son and other boys.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really thankful for all the Kiribati community because they all came that time, and they did their best.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know it\u2019s a risky place to walk along, but they still took their steps to look for my husband, and fortunately, they found him at last.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said the Kiribati community had helped her get back on her feet.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re very supportive,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey came, and they told me \u2018You\u2019ll be a single wife, but remember that your husband is still there\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arobati\u2019s death has been referred to the coroner.<\/p>\n
A Givealittle page has been set up to support the Arobati family, with more than $3000 raised so far.<\/p>\n
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