Authorities in Hawaii say they’re on the lookout for a 44-year-old diver who was final seen on Tuesday within the waters close to Kauai in Hawaii.
Coast Guard Sector Honolulu command heart watchstanders obtained a notification at 7:36 p.m. on Wednesday from Kauai Fireplace Division personnel of a doable individual within the water close to Hanalei Bay, in keeping with an announcement from the U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday.
The U.S. Coast Guard and companion companies have recognized the lacking diver as Bryson Higashi, 44, who was final seen at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday within the Hanalei space.
“Watchstanders issued an pressing marine data broadcast and coordinated the diversion of a Coast Guard Station Kauai 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and an HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Level,” authorities mentioned. “The Coast Guard Cutter William Hart (WPC 1134) crew additionally diverted for the search.”
Higashi is described as being 5 ft, 11 inches tall and weighs roughly 180 kilos. His truck was found close to Hanalei Bay after being left unattended for a full day, officers mentioned.
A multiagency search is now underway for Higashi and contains personnel from the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu, Coast Guard Station Kauai, Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Level, Coast Guard Cutter William Hart, the Kauai Police and Fireplace Departments in addition to Hawaii’s Division of Land and Pure Sources.
The present on-scene climate circumstances of the search, in keeping with the U.S. Coast Guard, encompass 15 mph winds, 2- to 4-foot seas with occasional showers and diminished visibility.
Anybody with data which will help in search efforts has been requested to contact the Coast Guard instantly.
