11-13-15 Possible drowning at Hapuna Beach

By admin | Published: November 13, 2015

Hawaiʻi Police Department
South Kohala District
Captain Albert Jason Cortez
Phone: 887-3080
Report No. C15033359

 

Media Release

A Nevada man died after encountering problems in waters at Hapuna Beach Park on Thursday (November 12).

In response to a 2:53 p.m. call, South Kohala officers responded to a possible drowning. When they arrived, they learned that 80-year-old Glen Giles of Las Vegas had been about 20 yards out in the water when he called for help. He was taken to shore, and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation was attempted. Fire Department personnel took him to North Hawaiʻi Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:03 p.m.

The case has been classified as a coroner’s inquest. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death.

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