HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
NORTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT
OFFICER EDWARD LEWIS JR.
PHONE: 889-6540
SEPTEMBER 16, 2001
G-80913
MEDIA RELEASE
A 26-year-old Hawi man apparently drowned Sunday afternoon (September 16, 2001) in a diving accident in waters off Mahukona in North Kohala.
About 2:30 p.m. Sunday, police received a call of a swimmer in distress at Mahukona Pier. When Fire Department rescue arrived, bystanders had already pulled the victim to shore and were attempting cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
The victim was taken to the Kohala Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:10 p.m.
Police have ordered an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death. They were withholding the victim’s name until notification of the next of kin.
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