Hawaiʻi Police Department
Criminal Investigations Section, Area I
Lieutenant Gregory Esteban
Phone: 961-2252
Report No. C16021901
Media Release (update)
Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the body of a man found floating off the Hāmākua Coast on August 16.
He was identified Thursday evening (August 18) as 28-year-old Adam Hartzog, who had no permanent address but frequented the Hilo area.
Police thank the public for providing information that helped to establish his identity.
An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday (August 23) to determine the cause of death.
The case is classified as a coroner’s inquest.