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Swimmer who drowned in Laie identified

The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s office identified today a 55-year-old swimmer who died this weekend after being pulled from the the ocean at Malaekahana State Recreation Area as Ben Fung, of Honolulu.

An autopsy will be done tomorrow.

Police said Fung had been swimming when he became unresponsive about 2:15 p.m. Saturday.

A good Samaritan found Fung unresponsive in choppy water with two- to three-foot waves and brought him to shore, an Emergency Medical Services report said. Lifeguards and firefighters performed CPR until paramedics arrived and took over treatment.

Police said Fung was taken to a hospital where he died. An unattended death case has been opened.

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