Hawai‘i Island police are investigating the possible drowning of 61-year-old John Mackenzie of Terrebonne, Oregon. The incident occurred near the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel at Kaunaoa Bay on Sunday, July 10.
Police responded after lifeguards pulled an unresponsive man from the water at Kaunaoa Bay and began administering CPR. Mackenzie was transported to the Queen’s North Hawaiʻi Community Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. A coroner’s inquest has been initiated and the investigation remains ongoing pending an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.