HomeMy WebLinkAbout20210621KFDDEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: June 21, 2021
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
KAUA‘I FIRE DEPARTMENT
STEVEN R. GOBLE, CHIEF
(808) 241-4980
Multiple agencies search for missing diver on Kaua‘i’s Westside
‘ELE‘ELE – Multiple agencies are searching for a missing Kalāheo man by land, sea, and air from
Hanapēpē Bay to Wahiawa Bay on Kaua‘i’s Westside.
The missing person’s identity has not been released.
Personnel with the Kaua‘i Police Department, Kaua‘i Fire Department, Ocean Safety Bureau, U.S.
Coast Guard (USCG), and Rescue 3 aboard Air 1 are responding to the incident.
According to a preliminary report, Kaua‘i Fire Department personnel responded to a report of a
missing diver on Monday at approximately 7:50 a.m. According to the report, the diver was last seen
preparing for a dive Sunday afternoon at Glass Beach in ‘Ele‘ele.
Updates on the search will be given as information becomes available.
Anyone with information about the missing diver is urged to call KPD Dispatch at 241-1711.
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