HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR012819OceanSafetyofficialsadvisingnoswimmingatKekahaTHE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
mqa MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
C OF
News Release
For Immediate Release: January 28, 2019
KAUA`I FIRE DEPARTMENT
KILIPAKI VAUGHAN, DEPUTY CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-4980
Fax (808) 241-6508
Ocean Safety officials advising no swimming at Kekaha
KEKAHA — Ocean Safety officials are advising no swimming at Kekaha beaches until
further notice due to three shark sightings.
Lifeguards report that three Tiger sharks, roughly between 12-feet and 15-feet, were
sighted off shore near Kekaha Beach and the areas known as Davidsons and Targets.
As a safety precaution, Ocean Safety officials have closed Kekaha Beach to swimming
until further notice and signs have been posted to warn all beachgoers of the shark sightings.
The beach will remain closed until at least Tuesday afternoon, when lifeguards will
reassess if it can be reopened.
For updates about ocean conditions and ocean safety, please speak to a county
lifeguard at any lifeguard station, or call the Ocean Safety Bureau at 241-4984.