Medical examiner IDs girl who drowned off Ala Moana Regional Park
The Honolulu Medical Examiner confirmed today that Ketsina Peter was the 14-year-old girl who drowned off Ala Moana Regional Park on Monday evening.
First responders responding to a 911 call pulled the teen and another girl, 9, from the waters at Ala Moana in apparent near-drownings at about 7 p.m, according to Emergency Medical Services.
Paramedics performed life-sustaining treatment on the teen, and transported her to a hospital in critical condition. EMS also transported the 9-year-old to the hospital in serious, but stable condition.
The Honolulu Fire Department said it had responded to the incident after receiving a 911 call for a cardiac arrest at the beach.
Police said the teen was found floating and unresponsive in the ocean on Monday. She died at the hospital.
No other details were available.