{
  "id": 3380335,
  "title": "'I was worried I would die': Cook Islands fisherman feared bomb, human remains before cocaine discovery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/i-was-worried-i-would-die-cook-islands-fisherman-feared-bomb-human",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T22:22:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RNZ Pacific",
    "slug": "rnz-pacific",
    "url": "https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/1125319/i-was-worried-i-would-die-cook-islands-fisherman-feared-bomb-human-remains-before-cocaine-discovery"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A fisherman from a remote island in the Cook Islands feared for his life after a reef fishing trip led to a mysterious package he initially thought were mutilated human remains or a bomb.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RNZ Pacific",
        "title": "'Don't want this to happen again': Cook Islands fisherman recounts finding cocaine washed ashore",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/dont-want-this-to-happen-again-cook-islands-fisherman-recounts",
        "published": "2026-08-25T22:11:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}