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Ka’u Man Apparently Drowns Off Kaalualu Bay
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by Big Island Video News
on Dec 23, 2014 at 6:11 pm

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STORY SUMMARY

68-year-old Perfecto Mercado of Nāʻālehu found floating in water Monday

(ABOVE MAP) Map from the Ka’u CDP webpage shows the location of Kaʻalualu Bay in Kaʻu.

NEWS BRIEF

  • 68-year-old Perfecto Mercado of Nāʻālehu was found floating in waters about 50 yards off Kaʻalualu Bay near Waiohinu on Monday evening. He was taken to Kaʻu Hospital and pronounced dead at 6:49 p.m.
  • Police do no suspect foul play. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death.

PRIMARY SOURCE

HawaiiCountyPolice

A Kaʻū man died Monday (December 22) in waters off Kaʻalualu Bay.

He has been identified as 68-year-old Perfecto Mercado of Nāʻālehu.

At 5:11 p.m. Monday, police responded to the end of South Point Road for a report of a possible drowning. The unresponsive victim was found floating in waters approximately 40 to 50 yards off Kaʻalualu Bay.

Bystanders removed him from the water and moved him to South Point Road. There, they were met by police and Hawaiʻi Fire Department medics, who transported him to Kaʻū Hospital. He was pronounced dead at 6:49 p.m.

Police do no suspect foul play. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death.Hawaii County Police Dept. on Dec. 23


Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Kaalualu Bay, Perfecto Mercado

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