Both active searches for missing people have been suspended, authorities report.
Both active searches for missing people have been suspended, authorities report.
A man and a woman were swimming in Boiling Pots on Monday when both were caught in the current. The woman was dragged out, while her fellow swimmer managed to reach the bank.
Searchers from the Hawaii Fire Department used land, water and air searches in an attempt to locate her.
They will continue doing checks from the land, said Gerald Kosaki, battalion chief of special operations, on Monday. They suspended operations on Saturday.
The operation to find Loren “Jamie” Salis, who disappeared while spearfishing off Old Coast Guard Road in Kohala, has also been suspended.
“The suspension of an active search and rescue case without definitive resolution is one of the most difficult decisions to make,” said Capt. Shannon Gilreath, commanding officer at Coast Guard Sector Honolulu. “We have saturated the area in an attempt to locate Mr. Salis but, pending further developments, we have decided to suspend the active search. Our prayers go out to the family.”
Aerial and naval units were used by the Coast Guard and Hawaii Fire Department in the search.
“On-scene assets conducted 22 sorties, searched approximately 3,000 square miles and deployed three self-locating datum marker buoys,” the Coast Guard wrote.
The search for Salis was ended on Saturday.