HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR4.13.19_KPDTHE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
mqa MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
C OF
News Release
For Immediate Release: April 13, 2019
KAUA`I POLICE DEPARTMENT
MICHAEL M. CONTRADES, ACTING CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
Visitor dies after jumping off cliff at Shipwreck's Beach
POIPLI — A 40-year-old male visitor from Santa Monica, CA died Friday afternoon in
waters off Keoneloa Bay, also known as Shipwreck's Beach, in Poipu.
His identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
According to a preliminary investigation, at approximately 2:40 p.m., the man jumped off
the point at Shipwreck's and was swimming back to shore when he apparently became
distressed near the rocky area. Bystanders lost sight of him and called 911.
Lifeguards from the Ocean Safety Bureau's south roving patrol unit, firefighters from the
Koloa station, and Rescue 3 aboard Air 1 responded to the scene and conducted a search. The
man's body was located at approximately 3:20 p.m. by Rescue 3 personnel aboard Air 1 with
the help of surfers, who were also assisting in the search.
Lifeguards on jet ski recovered the man's unresponsive body and brought him to shore.
Kauai police and AMR medics also responded to the scene to assist. He was
transported to Wilcox Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead.
An autopsy is pending.