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Police identify man who died while swimming off Wailea

Maui police identified the 70-year-old man who died Sunday afternoon after he was pulled from waters off Polo Beach in Wailea.

According to Maui Fire Department report, Larry McMurry, a visitor from Gardnerville, Nev., was seen swimming in the area. Beachgoers found the man floating face down in the water and brought him ashore around 3:45 p.m.

Staff from the Kea Lani Resort performed CPR on the man until firefighters and paramedics arrived around 3:53 p.m.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The officials cause death is pending the outcome of the autopsy.

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