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HawaiÊ»i Island police are investigating a possible drowning in Kealakekua late last month. On January 30, Kona Patrol officers responded to a 12:11 p.m. report of a drowning at Manini Beach, which is just south of Kealakekua Bay. When police and Fire Department personnel arrived, bystanders were attempting cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. Fire Department personnel took over […]

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A Puna man apparently drowned Thursday (February 5) at Boiling Pots in Hilo. In response to a 5:13 p.m. call, police responded to Boiling Pots, where Fire Department rescue personnel located a submerged man, who was unresponsive, and attempted unsuccessfully to revive him.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are investigating a possible drowning in Waipio. Hāmākua District units responded to a 1:35 p.m. report of a drowning at the beach in Waipio Valley. When police and Fire Department personnel arrived, bystanders were attempting cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. Fire Department personnel took over attempts to revive the victim but were unsuccessful. He has […]

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A Kaʻū man died Monday (December 22) in waters off KaÊ»alualu Bay. He has been identified as 68-year-old Perfecto Mercado of Nāʻālehu. At 5:11 p.m. Monday, police responded to the end of South Point Road for a report of a possible drowning. The unresponsive victim was found floating in waters approximately 40 to 50 yards […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the body recovered from an underwater cavern system near Hapuna Beach on Wednesday (December 17) as 13-year-old Gwyneth Agustin Borromeo, also known as Jayson, of Waikoloa.

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff A teenager remained missing late Monday after jumping Sunday from a cliff at Hapuna Beach Park. The 13-year-old boy, wearing a black shirt and tan shorts, with friends when he reportedly jumped off a 15-foot cliff and never resurfaced. At 10:21 a.m. Sunday, county fire crews notified the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the body found in Waipio Valley on Sunday as 22-year-old Lindsey Nickerson of Kailua-Kona. An autopsy conducted Tuesday (December 2) determined that she died of asphyxia due to drowning.

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Two swimmers were rescued Friday in separate incidents due to high surf and rough ocean conditions. At 9:20 a.m., emergency crews responded to the report of a swimmer in distress offshore of the Outrigger Kanaloa condos in Keauhou. A 60-year-old man encountered trouble trying to make it through the shore break to […]

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A 54-year-old man died Wednesday (April 16) in waters off Kua Bay in Kona. He has been identified as Robert Gregory Osborne of Hōlualoa. At 1:25 p.m. on April 16, Kona Patrol officers responded to a report that an unresponsive man had been pulled from the water at Kua Bay. Officers obtained information that the […]

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An autopsy conducted in connection with the December 12 death of a scuba diver in waters off Kona has determined that 55-year-old James Uihlein of Fallbrook, California, died from a medical condition.

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Fire crews recovered the body of a 79-year-old Kohala man Monday morning in the ocean off the North Kohala coast. Fire officials were alerted about 11:20 a.m. and arrived to find a body floating facedown in waters near Old Halaula Lighthouse Road, just east of Kapaau. Fire crews were assisted by Coast […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Emergency crews responded to an apparent drowning Friday afternoon at Kua Bay. Police and fire/rescue personnel reported responding to the 2:12 p.m. call and transported a woman to Kona Community Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 3:24 p.m. Police identified the woman as Carol Vandermyden, 44, of Captain Cook. An autopsy has […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Police have identified the drowning victim who was swept into the ocean Friday near Honokaa. On Friday (Sept. 13) at about 2:30 p.m., police responded to the report of a fisherman who had been swept into the ocean in the area of Kawela’s Beach near Honokaa while he was picking opihi with two […]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff A 27-year-old man died Friday afternoon after he was pulled unconscious from waters off Honokaa Waipio Road in Honokaa. He had been picking opihi on the shoreline when he apparently was swept into the ocean. Fire rescue personnel responding to the 1:55 p.m. call and found the man floating face down in […]

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