Body found on Hilo Bay shore

Hawaii Island police are investigating a dead body that was found this morning on a shoreline just outside of Hilo Bay.

According to a police statement, a caller reported seeing a body on the shore just west of the Bayshore Towers shortly after 6 a.m.

South Hilo Patrol officers and the Hawaii Fire Department responded to the scene, where the body was located and brought to higher ground.

The victim appears to be a local male in his late 40s or early 50s, but he has not yet been identified. The victim was transported to the Hilo Medical Center and pronounced dead at 7:46 a.m.

According to the statement, there were no immediate indications of foul play, but an autopsy will take place later this week to determine the cause of death.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the police department’s nonemergency number at (808) 935-3311, or Detective Casey Cabral of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section at (808) 961-2384 or email Casey.Cabral@hawaiicounty.gov.