HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT
SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION
ACTING LIEUTENANT RICHARD MIYAMOTO
PHONE: 961-2213
FEBRUARY 2, 2006

MEDIA RELEASE

On Thursday, February 2, 2006 at about 1400 hours, Fire/Rescue Personnel located the body of Jan C. Callahan, 29, of a Hilo address in the area of Boiling Pots. This was following a four(4) day ground and aerial search of Wailuku River.

Callahan was reported missing on Sunday, January 29, 2006, after Callahan was last seen being swept away in a river current in the Wailuku River, near Peepee Falls, in the upper Kaumana area of Hilo.

Positive identification of Callahan was made following the recovery and a Coroner’s Inquest and autopsy is being conducted to determine the exact cause of death.

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