Man’s body found in water off Pupukea identified
The Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the 60-year-old Colorado visitor who was found unresponsive while snorkeling on the North Shore as Stuart McPherson.
An autopsy will be conducted to determine cause of death.
The victim was found unresponsive in the water at Three Tables in Pupukea at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Paramedics took him in critical condition to the hospital where he died. The victim was from Castle Pine, Colo.
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God be with his soul
Public education about the importance of Slow Safe Snorkel Breathing (SSSB) might have prevented yet another visitor snorkel drowning death.
Unfortunately, the DOH drowning prevention coordinator, Bridget Velasco, has shown no interest in SSSB. So people who don’t know proper snorkel technique keep dying in our waters.
The Hawaii Injury Prevention Advisory Committee’s 2017 drowning prevention plan highlights the importance of visitor education, but gives no specifics and admits it has no idea what to educate them about. It lacks specifics and fails to even mention the #1 cause of visitor drownings in Hawaii – snorkeling.
This is very sad.
see:
http://health.hawaii.gov/injuryprevention/files/2013/09/HIPP-2012-2017-Drowning-Prevention-460KB.pdf