Big Island rescuers resume search for missing swimmer
Advertiser Staff
Hawaii County fire rescue personnel will resume a search today off Kailua, Kona, for a swimmer missing since Monday.
Daniel Wright, 30, of Kailua, Kona, was last seen in waters off an area known as �End of the World.� The site is popular among swimmers who leap into the ocean from a 20-foot cliff.
Divers yesterday found a pair of swim shorts in about 15 feet of water about 100 yards off shore.
The fire department also used a helicopter and foot searches along the coastline before suspending operations.
Wright was last seen in rough waters around 2:30 p.m. Monday. He was observed drifting out to sea and treading water. Shortly thereafter, witnesses lost sight of him.