HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR082619KPDTHE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
mqa MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
C OF
News Release
For Immediate Release: August 26, 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 on Monday
`ANINI — Multiple agencies are on their second day of searching for 26-year-old
Theobhlius Erakdrik of Kalaheo in waters off `Anini Beach.
Personnel with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Navy, Department of Land and
Natural Resources (DLNR), Kauai Fire Department, Ocean Safety Bureau, Kauai Police
Department, and Rescue 3 aboard Air 1 resumed their search for the missing man on Monday
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 during first light on Sunday, and continues on
through Monday.
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.
Photo caption: A dive team with the Kauai Fire Department continues their search for 26-year-
old Theobhlius Erakdrik of Kalaheo in waters off `Anini Beach on Monday morning.