HONOLULU (AP) — A man hospitalized after nearly drowning during the 45th annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim event has died. ADVERTISING HONOLULU (AP) — A man hospitalized after nearly drowning during the 45th annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim event has died. Race
HONOLULU (AP) — A man hospitalized after nearly drowning during the 45th annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim event has died.
Race director Kaia Hedlund said a lifeguard spotted the 49-year-old unresponsive in the water at Kaimana Beach just before 10 a.m. Monday. He was brought back to shore where CPR was administered until paramedics arrived.
Hedlund said it’s the first death in the race’s history.
About an hour later, a 50-year-old man collapsed near the race and was hospitalized in critical condition.
Race officials say the man wasn’t a swimmer but was assisted by private lifeguards hired for the event.
The Waikiki Roughwater Swim is an ocean swim race of roughly 2 miles. It begins by the New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel and ends at the Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Rainbow Tower.
