A man in his late 50s died Saturday in an apparent drowning on Hawaii island, firefighters said.
Firefighters responded to Waipio Valley Beach at about noon and found the man already out of the water with a beachgoer performing CPR on him near the shoreline.
A caller told firefighters that the man was found floating facedown in about 5 feet of water before he was pulled to shore.
Firefighters picked up the man by helicopter and took him to awaiting paramedics who brought him to North Hawaii Community Hospital’s emergency room.
Firefighters said bystanders reported the man possibly drowned. His cause of death was under investigation.
Free diver dies near Ko Olina
A 53-year-old man died Saturday after experiencing complications while free-diving in waters off the Ko Olina resort area.
Honolulu police said the man was taken to shore, then transported by ambulance to an area hospital where he died.
Ewa woman faces extradition
A 22-year-old Ewa Beach woman was to appear in state court today for her extradition to Virginia to face a murder charge.
A grand jury in Virginia returned an indictment in June charging Shanon Tracett Hodges with second-degree murder, using a firearm to commit the murder, discharging a firearm in an occupied building and kidnapping.
The charges stem from the May 2017 shooting death of Hodges’ 19-year-old husband, Denzel Marquise LaBiche. At the time of the shooting, Hodges and LaBiche were Army privates stationed at Fort Eustis in Newport News.
Deputy U.S. Marshals arrested Hodges on June 20. Her extradition hearing was twice rescheduled because she had recently given birth.
