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Widow recalls heartbreaking moment she learnt husband had been killed in 'horror' electrocution accident

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Published 12:18 25 Jul 2024 GMT+1

Widow recalls heartbreaking moment she learnt husband had been killed in 'horror' electrocution accident

Mika Tua died in a workplace accident at Maida Vale, Perth

Mia Williams

Mia Williams

Featured Image Credit: 9News

Topics: Sex and Relationships, News

Mia Williams
Mia Williams

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A mother has made a heartbreaking confession about the day her husband suffered a tragic electrocution accident and died.

Mika Tua, 29, from New Zealand, suffered a tragic workplace accident on Tuesday (July 23), while chopping trees down at a property in Maida Vale, Perth's east - leaving his heartbroken family behind.

The tree lopper had several years experience, but when his tools hit power lines, he was electrocuted and died at the scene.

Shirley Tua, his wife, has recalled the moment she found out about her husband's fatal accident.

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His wife expressed that she 'couldn't believe' he was gone. (9News)
His wife expressed that she 'couldn't believe' he was gone. (9News)

She told 9 News she screamed when the news was delivered to her, and said she just 'can't believe he is gone'.

The couple's daughter was also with her mum when they found out about their tragic loss.

Shirley said that she would always warn her husband before he set off for work, given the dangerous nature of the job.

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She said: "Normally I always get him up, make him a tea and say, 'Honey please be safe' and yesterday was the first time I didn't say that and now he's gone."

The pair met at a church nine years ago, and had three children together in the time they shared.

The couple were together for nine years. (9News)
The couple were together for nine years. (9News)

Throughout the interview, Shirley was wearing her husband's clothes to keep him close and in their memory.

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Six ambulances rushed to the scene but paramedics were unable to revive the father-of-three.

Shirley added: "My daughter, because we were all crying, she kept closing her ears... it was just a sad feeling; I actually can't believe he is gone.

"Cherish your loved ones, kiss them, and tell them to be safe so they can return home to their loved ones every time they leave."

Investigators are trying to prevent the loss happening to another family. (9News)
Investigators are trying to prevent the loss happening to another family. (9News)

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Mike's brother has revealed they had been planning a holiday together before his death, and was reflecting on their final phone conversation, where Mike told him he was 'forever in my [his] heart'.

A team of investigators have now attended the scene, to look at what went wrong in the hopes of preventing a similar loss happening in a different family.

WA director of energy safety, Saj Abdoolakhan, said: "We're looking at different angles here, was the person adequately trained to do the work, what was he instructed to do, what was the employer's instruction to him."

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