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BERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Mayor Managing Director
COUNTY OF KAUA`I
KAUA`I FIRE DEPARTMENT
News Release
For Immediate Release: February 1, 2018
ROBERT WESTERMAN, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-4980
Fax (808) 241-6508
Search for missing fisherman to resume Friday
KALIHIWAI — The search for a missing fisherman in waters off Kalihiwai on the North
Shore will continue Friday.
Police have identified the man as 25-year-old Preston Ikehara-Yasay of Kapa`a.
Hanalei firefighters and rescue specialists initiated the search shortly after 6 p.m.
Wednesday, when witnesses reported seeing an unresponsive man in waters near Kauapea
Beach, in Kalihiwai.
The search was suspended Wednesday night at approximately 7 p.m., and resumed on
Thursday morning with lifeguards and firefighters on jet -ski, Rescue 3 aboard Air 1, and a
helicopter from the U.S. Coast Guard. Shoreline searches were also conducted Thursday by the
Kauai Police Department, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, and members
of the public.
So far there has been no sign of the man.
All agencies are expected to resume their search at daylight Friday.