7-02-21 Unoccupied Kayak Found Drifting in Hilo Bay

By Denise Laitinen | Published: July 2, 2021

Hawai‘i Police Department
Hilo Patrol
Sergeant Nelson Cacho Sr.
Phone: (808) 935-3311
Report Number: 21-053568/HL

Media Release

Hawai‘i Island police are seeking the public’s help identifying the owner of a two-person kayak found adrift in Hilo Bay this morning.

The yellow Malibu Series Ocean kayak was found by another kayaker at 8:57 a.m. and reported to the Hawai‘i Fire Department.

There are no reports of missing persons at this time.

Anyone with information helping to identify the owner of this kayak is asked to call the police department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311 or contact Officer Daniel Mahi-Murray at daniel.murray@hawaiicounty.gov.

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