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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: May 2, 2017
DARRYL PERRY, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
Male visitor found unresponsive in waters off Waiohai
POIPU – A male visitor from Massachusetts was found unresponsive in waters off
Waiohai Bay in Po‘ipū on Monday.
He has been identified as 69-year-old Kenneth Shimomura.
According to reports, the man was snorkeling in shallow water at the east end of
Waiohai Bay, when he was found unresponsive at approximately 11:40 a.m. Bystanders
brought the man to shore and responding lifeguards administered CPR with the assistance of
firefighters from the Kōloa station.
Medics then transported the man to Wilcox Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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