Man in his 70s dies after being pulled from Ko Olina lagoon
A man in his 70s died after being pulled unresponsive Friday near the rocks at Ko Olina lagoon, according to Honolulu Emergency Medical Services.
EMS responded to the scene at Ko Olina Lagoon 4 at about 9:45 a.m.
Paramedics treated the unresponsive man with advanced life support and took him to the hospital in critical condition, EMS officials said.
Honolulu police said that the man’s condition worsened at the hospital and he died on Friday.
Police opened an unattended death case but said “there were no obvious signs of foul play.”
A 33-year-old man who went into the ocean to rescue the older man was treated for abrasions and lacerations by EMS personnel. He was taken to the hospital in serious condition.
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