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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
855 AM HST Mon Jan 6 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 PM     High Surf        1 SE Keahole Point      19.72N 156.05W
01/05/2025                   Hawaii             HI   Law Enforcement

            *** 1 FATAL ***
            Kona patrol officers responded shortly after
            5:30 p.m. on Sunday to a report of a swimmer
            in distress at O-Tech Beach. The man fell
            into the water and due to the large waves,
            was not able to return to land. Hawaii Fire
            Department transported him to Honokhau
            Harbor via a boat. The unidentified man was
            then transported to the Kona Community
            Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.


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