Alabama man dies in apparent drowning off Hawaii Island

Alabama man dies in apparent drowning off Hawaii Island
HNN Staff
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Harry Wakefield
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An Alabama man has died after he was pulled from waters in South Kohala on Tuesday morning, police on Hawaii Island said.
Authorities identified the man as 68-year-old Harry Wakefield, of Alabama.
According to the Birmingham Mail Handlers Union, Wakefield was a retired mail handler. He was in Hawaii to celebrate his anniversary and died in a surfing accident, the union said.
Emergency crews first responded to a report of an unresponsive man around 10:15 a.m., Hawaii Island officials said. He was seen in the waters at the Pentagon mooring located off Anaehoomalu Bay in the Waikoloa Beach Resort area.

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