Hawai‘i Island police are actively investigating a possible drowning that took place at Honokōhau Small Boat Harbor on Wednesday, February 23.
HPD officers responded to a report of a male that went unconscious while participating in a dive tour. The dive tour boat left the harbor shortly after 4 p.m. and was 50 yards from shore when one of the divers became unresponsive. CPR was administered for 45-60 minutes until the boat arrived back at the harbor. Medical personnel continued CPR on the man however, he was still unresponsive.
The man, later identified as 64-year-old Larry Bullock of San Diego, was transported to Kona Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead later that day.
A coroner’s inquest has been initiated and the investigation remains ongoing pending an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
