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Man apparently fell from Suisan Pier

MEDIA RELEASE

A 70-year-old Hilo man whose dead was recovered Friday night apparently feel off the Suisan Pier into the Wailoa River.

Fire officials received the call for a swimmer in distress just before 10:30 p.m. Friday. They arrived to find the man’s body underwater roughly four feet from the pier.

Witnesses, which included family members, say that the man fell in the water and was intoxicated.

No foul play is suspected.

Police are awaiting results from an autopsy and the investigation continues.

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