Hawai‘i Island police are actively investigating a possible drowning that took place at Honokōhau Small Boat Harbor on Wednesday, February 23. HPD officers responded to a report of a male that went unconscious while participating in a dive tour. The dive tour boat left the harbor shortly after 4 p.m. and was 50 yards from shore when one of the divers became unresponsive. CPR was administered for 45-60 minutes until the boat arrived back at the harbor. Medical personnel continued CPR on the man however, he was still unresponsive.
The man, later identified as 64-year-old Larry Bullock of San Diego, was transported to Kona Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead later that day.A coroner’s inquest has been initiated and the investigation remains ongoing pending an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.