Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a potential drowning involving a 66-year old man from Utah near the Kailua Pier in Kailua-Kona.
On November 22, officers were assigned to a coroner’s inquest at Kona Community Hospital. Upon contacting medical staff on duty, they were informed that the victim, Michael Green of South Sandy, Utah, had been involved in a diving incident earlier that day.
Through further investigation, it was learned that Green was participating in a guided diving tour offshore of the Kailua Pier when he became unresponsive. He was taken ashore and responding Hawai‘i County Fire Department medics initiated cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) him. He was then transported to Kona Community Hospital where he died that evening.
Police initiated a coroner’s inquest investigation, including an autopsy, to determine the exact cause of death. No foul play is suspected at this time.
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