Matthew Preziose.Photo: Kaua‘i Police Department
Rescuers were dispatched shortly after 1 p.m. when two swimmers were in distress in waters off Lumaha’i Beach, near Lumaha’i River, according to a preliminary report.
Kaua‘i Police Department
The same information was also posted to theCounty of Kaua’i’s Facebook page.
Multiple agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard, lifeguards and firefighters on Jet Ski, and more joined the search on Saturday, “utilizing their water and air assets” to help locate the missing swimmer, focusing on the area “from the reefs off Hā’ena point to Hanalei Bay, with an emphasis on the Lumaha’i Beach area.”
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Around 6 p.m., firefighters and lifeguards suspended their search, while the U.S. Coast Guard continued the search through the night.
PEOPLE has reached out to a public information officer with the County of Kaua’i and the Kaua’i Fire Department for additional comment and updated information, but did not immediately hear back.
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“The search was resumed Sunday morning with lifeguards and firefighters on Jet Ski, Rescue 3 aboard Air 1, Jet Ski assets from the state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), along with air and water assets from the U.S. Coast Guard,” according to the news release.
Preziose is 5 feet, 11 inches tall and was last seen wearing blue swim shorts. Anyone with information about the missing swimmer is urged to call KPD Dispatch at 241-1711.
source: people.com
