League great's father killed in cyclone tragedy

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The ninth unfortunate of Cyclone Gabrielle is George Luke, the begetter of rugby league prima Issac Luke.

The ex-tropical cyclone went done the precocious and eastbound North Island this week, leaving a devastating way of destruction, peculiarly successful the Hawke's Bay and Gisborne regions.

A societal media station connected the Hawera Hawks rugby league nine leafage said "with a dense bosom our deepest condolences to our Luke Whanau with the passing of our Totara Tree George Luke."

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George Luke was the begetter of Isaac Luke. (Facebook)

The New Zealand Herald reported Luke died aft a gaffe connected the Taihape-Napier road.

George Luke and his spouse Mau Goodman were travelling to Hastings from Rotorua connected Monday nighttime erstwhile the atrocious upwind closed the Napier-Taupō road.

The brace were yet located connected Thursday and evacuated by chopper and flown to Hawke's Bay Hospital wherever Luke died, the Herald reported.

Goodman was "all scratched up" but was recovering.

The Herald reported that the gaffe deed the car doubly and if Goodman hadn't gone to find help, the brace would "both been gone."

Former Warriors and Kiwis rugby league subordinate Issac Luke posted connected societal media saying "my archetypal HERO George Luke."

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"See you soon dad. I emotion you."

The Hawera Hawks societal media station said nary words could explicit their heartbreak.

"You touched the hearts of america each and ever encouraged america to support doing our best," the societal media station said.

"You were ever their [sic] to usher america a begetter member Koro uncle, mentor and a friend. We are going to miss you dearly."

"Fly precocious with your beauteous wings, and wrapper them astir your children to support them harmless and inbrace [sic] them with your love."

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