Big Island police identified a 64-year-old Kurtistown man who apparently drowned Wednesday in Puna as Hamilton Manley.
Police responded to a 9:43 a.m. call of a swimmer in distress in waters off the Kapoho Vacationland subdivision off Waiopae Road. A family member told emergency personnel that Manley was found floating in the water 10 minutes after going snorkeling.
Arriving officers found bystanders had pulled Manley from the water and started cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Emergency personnel continued CPR efforts. Manley was taken to Hilo Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 11 a.m.
Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin
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