Woman in her 40s dies while surfing off Portlock
A woman, 41, died after she ran into trouble while surfing in waters in East Honolulu Tuesday morning.
Honolulu Ocean Safety responded to a 911 call for a missing surfer at a surf break known as “Seconds” off of Portlock at about 9:50 a.m., according to the Honolulu Emergency Services Department.
The department noted mobile lifeguards respond to emergencies in the area as there are no lifeguard towers there.
Lifeguards on personal watercraft found the woman and brought her to the Maunalua Bay boat ramp where first responders performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the surfer to no avail.
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the missing surfer’s age range.
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