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Near Drowning Off Honoli‘i Beach Park

January 27, 2017, 8:56 AM HST
* Updated January 27, 8:58 AM
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Honoli‘i Beach Park location. Google Maps.

Hawai‘i Fire Department personnel responded to a report of a kayaker in distress off the shore of Honoli‘i Beach Park on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017.

HFD arrived on scene at 5:10 p.m. and found an off-duty, “seasoned” county lifeguard performing CPR on a man in his 60s.

Per witnesses, the man was slumped over on his kayak prior to being knocked over into the water.

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Surfers pulled him to shore.

The kayaker was treated and transported to Hilo Medical Center in critical condition. The exact cause is unknown.

The exact cause is unknown.

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Surf was in the 2- to 4-foot range and Honoli‘i Stream was at a moderate level.

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