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Body found off Hana beach matches description of missing visitor

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Body found off Hana beach

The Maui Fire Department at about 4 p.m. Saturday recovered the body of a man about a quarter-mile off Hamoa Beach outside Hana.

MFD‘s Air 1 with rescue personnel aboard found and recovered the body, which matches the description of a 45-year-old visitor from Idaho who was swimming in the area and was reported missing Thursday.

MFD said a friend of the victim said Thursday she lost sight of him while he was swimming. A positive identification is pending, the Fire Department said in a news release.

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