HFD responds to apparent drowning in West Oahu
Published: Apr. 5, 2016 at 12:58 AM HST|Updated: Apr. 6, 2016 at 9:41 AM HST
KO OLINA, OAHU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Fire Department responded to a report of a missing swimming in West Oahu, Monday evening.
It was reported that a 72-year-old female visitor was snorkeling in the lagoon area near Paradise Cove.
The first HFD unit arrived at 6:04 p.m. After conducting search operations, the woman was found at 7:02 p.m., wedged in a large shoreline crevice.
She was found unconscious, not breathing and without a pulse. She was then brought to EMS personnel where she was pronounced dead.
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