“My heart aches”: Mum of young boy who died in Fiji speaks
Amber De Thierry has written an emotional tribute to her 8-year-old son, Cairo Winitana, who passed away in Fiji on Thursday evening.
Cairo Winitana and his family were staying at the Club Wyndham Denarau Island report when he was found unresponsive in a garden bed. Cairo was rushed to hospital in Nadi, but could not be revived and was pronounced dead by medics.
Cairo’s mother, Amber De Thierry, took to social media to confirm her son’s death with an emotional tribute in the wake of his tragic passing.
“I loved you my son from the moment I found out I was carrying you and will love you forever more,” she wrote, “my beautiful beautiful blue eyes.”
Friends and family flooded Amber’s comment section with their thoughts, love, and condolences in their time of heartbreak.
“Sending you so much love and strength my friend,” wrote one.
“My heart aches for you our girl. We are here,” added another, “always.”
“My heart goes out to you and the whanau,” one said, “I couldn't imagine what you’re all going through. Sending all my love from my whanau to yours.”
The family’s loved ones went on to further offer their support by establishing a GoFundMe page to assist in bringing Cairo’s body home. Cairo was a citizen of New Zealand who was living in Australia with his family - mother Amber, father Clarke Winitana, and his two siblings.
“On behalf of our family,” Glenys Wana, the fundraiser’s organiser, wrote, “we humbly invite you to offer support to our family at this devastating time. Our beautiful little boy Cairo, only 8 years old, Loving Son of Amber and Clarke, passed away in a tragic accident whilst on holidays in Fiji.
“They now have the heart breaking job of bringing their son home from Fiji and laying him to rest at home in Australia. As you could all imagine this is a very devastating loss for our family, we humbly invite you to offer support for both Amber and Clarke as they navigate through this unimaginable nightmare they are now forced to live with. We all know Clarke and Amber to be the most loving, kind hearted and genuine people.”
Police in Fiji previously confirmed that Cairo may have been the victim of an electrocution, and the resort management team have confirmed that they are working with the appropriate authorities to assist with the ongoing investigation into his death.
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