Hawai‘i Police Department
Ka‘ū Patrol
Acting Captain Pernell Hanoa
Phone: (808) 939-2520
Report No.: 23-063087
Media Release
The Hawai‘i Police Department has identified the victim of a drowning incident that occurred in South Point on Friday afternoon, June 30, 2023, as 53-year-old Michael Lynn Seargeant of Ocean View.
Shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 30, Ka‘ū patrol officers responded to a report of a swimmer in distress near the Kalae Cove Park, commonly known as the “Hoist”, at South Point. Bystanders brought the distressed swimmer to shore and began CPR until Hawai‘i Fire Department personnel arrived on scene, however, attempts to resuscitate the man at the scene were unsuccessful.
Investigators are still awaiting the autopsy/toxicology results to determine exact cause of death.
