Without a Father. [Pacific drowning DVD]

This Pacific drowning prevention DVD was launched along with the Pacific drowning prevention strategy: 'Pacific Peoples water safety strategy 2008 - 2012'. This DVD resides in the 'information kit' which makes up item # 8991, also see this record for related resources. There is a preponderance of young Pacific men drowning while fishing, net-fishing etc and this new DVD especially addresses this area. It features a case study of Palu Seti Siua, a Pacific husband and father of eight who drowned when he and a friend went fishing in a dinghy and drowned while coming ashore on rocks in heavy seas. There is an interview with an affected family member about the impact of the drowning on them. There is also an interview with Ikilifi Pope, a minister of the Tongan Methodist Church, Papatoetoe, in Tongan. There are also video segments on: then correct use of flotation devices/ life jackets, putting cellphones into sealable plastic bags to use for emergency communication and the value of learning to swim.