A California girl died after floundering off the Hawaii coast, regardless of the efforts of bystanders to rescue and resuscitate her, police stated.
Stacy Coon, a 59-year-old from Oroville in Butte County, went for a swim Sunday afternoon at Whittington Seaside Park, an space of the Large Island identified 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 dropped at shore by a number of bystanders who administered CPR after she remained unresponsive, in response to the Hawaii Police Division.
Coon was taken to Ka‘ū Hospital, about 10 miles away, the place she was later pronounced useless. Her post-mortem continues to be pending, police stated, however the loss of life 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 response to native guides. Some locals stated 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 once 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 to be 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 Seaside Park, an space identified for its calm waters and appropriate snorkeling situations, two days earlier than her loss of life, in response to SFGATE. It’s unclear whether or not she was touring alone.
