HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR122319MalevisitordiesofapparentdrowninginwatersoffHanakapi`aiBeachTHE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
mqa MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
C OF
News Release
For Immediate Release: December 23, 2019
KAUA'I POLICE DEPARTMENT
TODD G. RAYBUCK, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
Male visitor dies of apparent drowning in waters off HanakapVai Beach
HA'ENA — A 27-year-old male visitor from China died of an apparent drowning Sunday
afternoon after swimming in waters off HanakapPai Beach in H5'ena.
According to a preliminary report, Kauai Fire Department personnel received a report of
a swimmer in distress at HanakapPai Beach at approximately 12:40 p.m.
While surveying the area, Rescue 3 aboard Air 1 located the unresponsive swimmer 150
yards off shore at approximately 1:20 p.m.
Ocean Safety Bureau personnel retrieved the victim and transported him to a landing
zone at Ke`e Beach. Firefighters with Engine 1 assisted OSB personnel with CPR on the victim
until medics arrived.
The man was transported to Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital where he was
pronounced dead. An autopsy is scheduled to determine the exact cause of death.
Volunteers with Life's Bridges, a grief counseling service, arrived at the hospital and
provided support to the man's family.