Ocean Death Toll Rises to 12 on Maui: Victim at Pu‘u Keka‘a Identified

  • Source: Maui Now
  • Published: 02/15/2018 03:35 PM

A man who was pulled unresponsive from waters in Ka?anapali on Tuesday afternoon has since died. Police have identified the victim as 74-year-old Yasuaki Tsuda of Tokyo, Japan. The incident brings to 12 the number of ocean related fatalities in Maui County this year. Emergency responders were called to the scene at 1:16 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018 for a report of a man who was pulled unresponsive from waters in Ka?anapali. Fire officials say the man had been swimming on the south side of Pu?u Keka?a, and was last seen using a flotation type device. Bystanders later found the man floating face down about 100 feet from the beach and pulled him to shore where they started CPR. Upon arrival at 1:22 p.m., fire crews observed police conducting CPR and firefighters took over CPR until medics arrived a short time later.



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