HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR082519KPDTHE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
mqa MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
C OF
News Release
For Immediate Release: August 25, 2019
KAUA`I POLICE DEPARTMENT
TODD G. RAYBUCK, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
Multiple agencies resume search for missing diver in waters off `Anini
Beach
`ANINI — Multiple agencies resumed their search for 26-year-old Theobhlius Erakdrik of
Kalaheo in waters off `Anini Beach on Sunday morning.
Personnel with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Kauai Fire Department, Ocean Safety
Bureau, Kauai Police Department, and Rescue 3 aboard Air 1 resumed their search for the
missing man on Sunday morning.
According to a preliminary report, Kauai Fire Department personnel responded to a
report of a missing diver at `Anini Beach on Sunday morning at approximately 1:40 a.m.
Witnesses reported that a fellow diver apparently went missing after their dive party worked their
way back to the channel.
Kauai Police Department personnel and Hanalei firefighters responded to the area.
Upon arrival, crews initiated a shoreline search and were joined by Rescue 3 and the on -duty
Battalion Chief. KPD officers also searched the surrounding road.
Due to darkness, the search was suspended at approximately 3:20 a.m. on Sunday with
no sign of the missing diver. The search resumed this morning.
Updates on the search will be given as information becomes available.
Anyone with information about the missing swimmer is urged to call KPD Dispatch at
241-1711.