HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR022119VisitordiesinwatersoffAnaholaTHE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
mqa MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
C OF
News Release
For Immediate Release: February 21, 2019
KAUA`I POLICE DEPARTMENT
MICHAEL M. CONTRADES, ACTING CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
Visitor dies in waters off Anahola
ANAHOLA — A 26-year-old man visiting from Germany died in waters off Anahola on
Thursday morning.
His identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
According to a preliminary investigation, the man was surfing in waters off Anahola
Beach, fronting the area known as Kumu Camp, when he lost his board and became distressed
in a series of waves shortly before 10:30 a.m.
Lifeguards responded and pulled the unresponsive man to shore, where they began
administering CPR. Lifeguards, along with firefighters dispatched to the scene, continued
resuscitation efforts until the man was transferred to responding medics. He was transported to
Wilcox Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
An autopsy is pending; however, foul play is not suspected in the cause of his death.
Volunteers from Life's Bridges, a grief counseling service, assisted the man's family.