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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: December 19, 2017
DARRYL PERRY, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
Male visitor found unresponsive in waters off Lydgate Beach
WAILUA – A male visitor from Canada was found unresponsive in shallow waters off
Lydgate Beach Park in Wailua on Monday afternoon.
He has been identified as 68-year-old Samuel Pinkas.
According to reports, the man was snorkeling when he was found unresponsive at
approximately 3:30 p.m. He was brought to shore and lifeguards immediately administered CPR
and applied an AED.
Firefighters and medics soon arrived to the scene and continued attempts to resuscitate
the man. He was transported to Wilcox Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Volunteers from Life’s Bridges, a grief counseling service, are assisting the man’s family.
An autopsy is pending to determine the cause of death, but foul play is not suspected.
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