A man was crushed to death by a tree in Moorea, Tahiti

[AsahinaKimi]

Tragic event during the day Thursday on the sister island: a septuagenarian died crushed by a tree. His son, who had undertaken to cut the tree in question must answer for his actions before the Justice.

Having obviously not told people what he was going to do, or at least has not provided a safety zone around the kill zone, a man wanted on Thursday morning, cut a tree on a property located in the district of Haapiti, Moorea.

The tree, a significant size, came crashing into his seventies which has lost their lives in these little mundane circumstances. The septuagenarian, moreover, was the father of the man who had undertaken to cut down the tree.

The police heard the unfortunate "lumberjack". He should be prosecuted for manslaughter, which will lead to the criminal court of Papeete.

translated from french
http://tahitinews.co/index.php/homme-meurt-ecrase-par-arbre-a-moorea/

[zappaman]

1. Was there in 2000.

Definitely one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Need to get back...

[Butterbean]

10. It's where I want to go for my 20th wedding anniversary.

Have wanted to go there for years now.

[zappaman]

11. As far as Tahiti goes, I enjoyed Bora Bora more...

but no complaints about Moorea either...

[Butterbean]

12. Moorea looked more "untouched" to me, is that not true? n/t

[zappaman]

14. Actually I thought the opposite.

Bora Bora had one nice restaurant, besides the ones at the hotels, on the whole island. Tiny island with nothing to do unless you love the water. We dive, so it worked out great.
Moorea, on the other hand, has many more places to go.

If you have been to Hawaii, imagine Bora Bora is Kauai, and Moorea is Maui...

[Butterbean]

16. I have never been to Hawaii.

I love love LOVE the water, though, and snorkeling is one of the great joys of life for me. I want to spend our anniversary just sitting on our butts for 2 weeks, snorkeling and swimming and sleeping and drinking and being lazy and hedonistic. LOL.

Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it.

[zappaman]

17. Then Tahiti is for you!

You just pretty much described our stay there!

[Cleita]

2. Amateurs should never undertake to fell a tree. It takes skill. n/t

[cantbeserious]

3. And Yet, Bush And Cheney Go Free Though Irrefutable Evidence Exists Sanctioning Torture

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[AsahinaKimi]

4. I was thinking how sweet it must be to live there..

but than as a news junkie like most here, we would starve to death

[busterbrown]

9. And the small airports are an absolute pleasure to go through...

Even the main one...
leave your golf clubs at home.. Hawaii is there for that...

[zappaman]

5. Wow.

You managed to bring in both BUSH and CHENEY in a post about a death in Tahiti!

[AsahinaKimi]

6. This is why

You gotta love DU!!

[cantbeserious]

7. The Point Is The Rule Of Law Is Applied In Tahiti - In America Not So Much

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[NYC_SKP]

8. How sad, but what a beautiful place to be, to live or to die.

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http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotos-g1453843-Haapiti_Moorea_Society_Islands.html#57631032

This photo of <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g1453843-Haapiti_Moorea_Society_Islands-Vacations.html">Haapiti</a> is courtesy of TripAdvisor

[AsahinaKimi]

13. I have been there..

A week in real paradise. It was lovely.. Imagine being an Editor of the local newspaper.. and you get a story like this about once a year... what else do you print?

[NYC_SKP]

15. How fun!

Were you on Tahiti or also on the island next door, Moorea, where this happened?

I could seriously go there. Like Gauguin!

[AsahinaKimi]

18. Only on the main island for a half hour..

Then flew over to Moorea.. and stayed at CLUB MED. Its no longer there any longer. It was the cheapest place to stay at the time, with the whole package being around 8,000 US dollars (Three people) for a week. Included the flight, the shacks we stayed in, the free food, drinks you paid for with beads.. which you purchased. It was the most incredible place in the world.. and people there speak three languages, Polynesian (or whatever it is called.), French and English.

[NYC_SKP]

19. I remember the beads... colorful plastic snap beads for drinks.

Clever idea, you could wear them like a necklace!



I stayed at one that's also now gone, in the Bahamas on an island named Eleuthera.

[AsahinaKimi]

20. They had a drink they called..

The chi chi. It was simple. Fresh Coconut milk and Fresh Pineapple juice.