Autopsy results for an elderly Hilo man whose body was found in Hilo Harbor earlier this month indicate he died from “a probable drowning,” according to the Hawaii Police Department.
Shortly after 8 a.m. on Feb. 9, Hilo patrol officers and Hawaii Fire Department personnel responded to a report of a male body floating face-down at the edge of the Hilo Pier located at 100 Kuhio St. in Hilo.
The man — later identified as 73-year-old Dennis William Swain — was pulled from the water by responding personnel and transported to Hilo Medical Center, where he was officially pronounced dead at 10:47 a.m.
An autopsy performed Friday on Swain indicated he had died as a result of a probable drowning. However, the pathologist’s final ruling is pending standard toxicology results.
There was no indication of foul play.
Police ask anyone who may have information relative to this case to call the police department’s nonemergency number at (808) 935-3311, or Detective Kimo Keliipaakaua of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section at (808) 961-2375 or email kimo.keliipaakaua@hawaiicounty.gov.