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C O U NT Y O F KAU A‘I
BERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.
Mayor
WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Managing Director
KAUA‘I POLICE DEPARTMENT
News Release
For Immediate Release: October 23, 2017
DARRYL PERRY, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
Kalāheo man dies while kayak fishing
HANAPĒPĒ – A Kalāheo man died while kayak fishing in waters off Port Allen in
Hanapēpē on Sunday morning.
Police have identified him as Steven Baumgardner, age 68.
According to a preliminary investigation, Baumgardner was kayaking with several friends
when he was found face down and unresponsive in the water, with his kayak overturned.
Fire personnel were notified shortly after 7:30 a.m. that a nearby fishing boat was
bringing the body and kayak to the Port Allen Small Boat Harbor.
Police, firefighters and medics responded to the scene. He was then transported to
Wilcox Morgue.
An autopsy is pending to determine the cause of death, but foul play is not suspected.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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