Search Over For Man Swept To Sea
The聽visitor from Chicago was taking pictures at Queen’s Bath on Kauai.
A three-day search聽ended without finding聽a聽Chicago man who was swept out to sea聽Thursday聽on the north shore of Kauai.
The 28-year-old was taking photos with his wife and friends at a tide pool called Queen’s Bath when a large wave crashed and pulled him into the ocean, county officials said.
The search was suspended on Sunday. Kauai police, firefighters, lifeguards and the Coast Guard were involved but they found no sign of the victim, county spokeswoman Sarah Blane said.
It was the third drowning on Kauai this year; two were visitors. The other was an Oregon man who drowned snorkeling off the south shore.
At least two other visitors died elsewhere in Hawaii last month.
A聽16-year-old boy died Feb. 22 after聽a helicopter crash at Pearl Harbor on Oahu.聽The aircraft is聽owned by Genesis Helicopters, a Honolulu-based tour company.
And a California visitor died after kite surfing Feb. 11 on Maui.
Civil Beat published a multi-part series on visitor safety in January, focusing on ocean safety in particular in light of a high rate of visitor drownings. It’s available here.
Queen’s Bath is聽particularly dangerous in the winter months when the surf is high. Waves were reported to be up to 40 feet on the north shore of Kauai last week.
