A California lady died after floundering off the Hawaii coast, regardless of the efforts of bystanders to rescue and resuscitate her, police mentioned.
Stacy Coon, a 59-year-old from Oroville in Butte County, went for a swim Sunday afternoon at Whittington Seashore Park, an space of the Huge Island recognized for its probably harmful water situations.
Police responded round 2:40 p.m. to assist a distressed Coon, who yelled for assist after she discovered herself 40 yards away from the shoreline, the place she was initially swimming. Coon was delivered to shore by a number of bystanders who administered CPR after she remained unresponsive, in keeping with the Hawaii Police Division.
Coon was taken to Ka‘ū Hospital, about 10 miles away, the place she was later pronounced lifeless. Her post-mortem remains to be pending, police mentioned, however the dying is being investigated as a potential drowning.
The park, within the city of Nā‘ālehu within the Ka’u district, has warning indicators alongside its shoreline, however lacks an on-duty lifeguard, in keeping with native guides. Some locals mentioned the park’s tide swimming pools and fish ponds are safer for swimming.
“I used to be born and raised in Ka’u and [my family] would go there so much after I was rising up. My dad would by no means allow us to swim there. So harmful,” one native wrote on Fb. “My patio seems over the car parking zone and I’ve witnessed 22 our bodies introduced up out of that [beach]. Individuals want to stick to the warnings.”
Coon visited Ho‘okena Seashore Park, an space recognized for its calm waters and appropriate snorkeling situations, two days earlier than her dying, in keeping with SFGATE. It’s unclear whether or not she was touring alone.
