Opihi picker apparently drowns off Kona
A man believed to be in his 40s apparently drowned Saturday while picking opihi in an area off OTEC Road in Kona.
The victim reported went to pick opihi around 9 a.m. and was spotted around 3:30 p.m. floating face down about 100 yards off shore.
Hawaii County fire rescue personnel recovered the man’s body.
