A body found Monday in Umauma Stream has been identified as that of a Kailua-Kona woman, who was reported missing on Saturday. ADVERTISING A body found Monday in Umauma Stream has been identified as that of a Kailua-Kona woman, who
A body found Monday in Umauma Stream has been identified as that of a Kailua-Kona woman, who was reported missing on Saturday.
The Hawaii Police Department police identified the body of the 62-year-old Bobbie Jackie Carnathan of Kailua-Kona using fingerprints. An autopsy conducted Wednesday determined that she died from traumatic injuries consistent with a fall from a height.
Police do not suspect foul play.
Carnathan reportedly didn’t show up for a massage appointment on May 28, didn’t contact family, and didn’t respond to phone calls, text messages, email messages or Facebook messages. The page described it as “very unusual” for her to be out of contact with the family.
Her daughters contacted Kona police and requested a wellness check on Carnathan last Friday at the Kona Bali Kai Resort, where she was staying. Police went to the apartment, but Carnathan was not there. A missing person report was filed on Saturday, and Carnathan family members flew to the Big Island on Sunday.
Detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section continue to investigate this incident, which is classified as a coroner’s inquest. They ask witnesses who may have seen Carnathan on a “Hele On” bus or who had any contact with her at the World Botanical Gardens and Waterfalls park in Hakalau to contact Detective Dean Uyetake at 961-2379 or dean.uyetake@hawaiicounty.gov.
