HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR062619KPDTHE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
mqa MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
C OF
News Release
For Immediate Release: January 26, 2019
KAUA`I POLICE DEPARTMENT
TODD G. RAYBUCK, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
Search suspended for missing Ohio man
WAILUA — The search for 58-year-old Vladimir Sukhoparov of Ohio in waters off Kaua`i's
Eastside in Wailua was suspended Wednesday afternoon following a three-day, multi -agency
search.
According to a preliminary report, Kauai Fire Department personnel responded to a
report of a possible missing swimmer at Kauai Beach Drive on Sunday at approximately 3:10
p.m. Officials located the man's belongings close to shore on a beach fronting the Kauai Beach
Resort.
Sukhoparov could not be located despite a three-day air-, land-, and sea -based search
with a team of rescuers including Kauai firefighters, lifeguards, police and the U.S. Coast
Guard.
Kauai Beach Resort and Spa and volunteers with Life's Bridges — a grief counseling
service — assisted with Sukhoparov's family.
Anyone with information about the missing swimmer is urged to call KPD Dispatch at
241-1711.