HomeMy WebLinkAbout20220308KFD.pdfDEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: March 8, 2022
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
KAUA‘I FIRE DEPARTMENT
STEVEN R. GOBLE, CHIEF
(808) 241-4980
Multiple agencies continue search for missing man in waters off Rock Quarry in
Kilauea
KILAUEA – Multiple agencies resumed search operations Tuesday for a 44-year-old male
resident who went missing Monday evening after not returning from swimming at Rock Quarry Beach in
Kilauea.
The Kaua‘i Police Department has identified the swimmer as Huy Nguyen of Kilauea.
According to a preliminary report, first responders were dispatched Monday evening at
approximately 7:45 p.m. and initiated a search along the shoreline and wooded area at Rock Quarry
Beach in Kilauea until 11 p.m. Monday.
Firefighters with the Hanalei, Līhu‘e, and Kaiakea fire stations, Rescue 3, Air 1, U.S. Coast Guard,
Ocean Safety Bureau, the Kaua‘i Police Department, personnel with the Department of Land and Natural
Resources, and the on-duty Battalion Chief are responding to this incident.
Additionally, the U.S. Coast Guard deployed their assets for air and water search operations on
Monday evening for an overnight search.
On Tuesday morning, rescuers continued with air, land, and sea searches.
Updates on the search will be given as information becomes available.
The Kaua‘i Police Department has identified the swimmer as 44-year-old Huy Nguyen of Kilauea.
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