Select an option below to continue reading this premium story.
Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading.
Drowning victim is identified
The Honolulu medical examiner’s office has identified a 53-year-old man who drowned Sunday while swimming in Keehi Lagoon near the La Marina Restaurant as Mark Alexander.
The cause of death was accidental drowning due to asphyxia, the medical examiner said. Police said the victim was found floating face-down at 50 Sand Island Access Road just before 3 a.m. Sunday.
Snorkeler dies at Hanauma Bay
A 63-year-old visitor from South Korea apparently drowned Thursday morning while snorkeling at Hanauma Bay.
Lifeguards at the city park pulled the man out of the water and brought him to shore, according to an Emergency Medical Services Division report. The man was found underwater, Emergency Services Department spokeswoman Shayne Enright said. Attempts to revive the man failed, and he died at 11:40 a.m.
Bumbling moped thieves sought
Honolulu police are looking for some clumsy moped thieves.
At 3:52 a.m. June 17, the suspects placed a moped in a pickup truck and drove off, police said. Police did not give the location of the theft. A security camera video posted on the Honolulu Police Department YouTube channel shows the suspects arriving in two vehicles.
As they are leaving, at about 3:52:25 on the video, one of the suspects is seen falling out of the back of the pickup truck as it starts to drive away.