HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for a missing man in the water off Kauai Wednesday.
Missing is Matthew Kai’mana Packard-Asai, 19, who was last seen fishing on the rocks near the northern point of Kahili Beach. He is approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall with black hair and wearing a black hat, black shorts and black shirt.
Coast Guard Station Kauai personnel received a radio call at 12:25 p.m. from friends of Packard-Asai stating that they saw the surf sweep him away.
Coast Guard Sector Honolulu command center watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and coordinated the launch of a Station Kauai 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, and the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124).
Involved in the search are:
- Coast Guard Sector Honolulu
- Coast Guard Station Kauai
- Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point
- Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124)
- Kauai Fire Department
- Kauai Police Department
- Kauai Ocean Safety
Anyone with information that may assist in search efforts should contact the Coast Guard on VHF-FM channel 16 or call the Sector Honolulu command center at 1-800-552-6458.
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