KAILUA, Oahu (AP) — A high-ranking Navy officer drowned while finishing a popular Oahu biathlon. ADVERTISING KAILUA, Oahu (AP) — A high-ranking Navy officer drowned while finishing a popular Oahu biathlon. Erik Sweet, 44, was pronounced dead after 45 minutes
KAILUA, Oahu (AP) — A high-ranking Navy officer drowned while finishing a popular Oahu biathlon.
Erik Sweet, 44, was pronounced dead after 45 minutes of CPR on Sunday. Sweet and his wife, Linda Seymour, were competing in the Kailua Dash and Splash Biathlon.
Sweet was a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy. After 25 years, he was set to retire Friday.
Seymour said she finished the race then heard sirens. She is the Commanding Officer of the USS Halsey warship at Pearl Harbor.
