The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching Tuesday for a missing man and teenager in the water off Hanauma Bay on the eastern side of Oahu.
Missing are a 49-year-old man and his 16-year-old son. Family members reported that the pair departed their hotel around 7 a.m. to hike the Hanauma Bay Rock Bridge Trail.
At approximately 8:45 a.m., a good Samaritan found a backpack containing the man’s personal effects near the trail and alerted authorities. Additionally, Honolulu Fire Department personnel found the man’s car near the trailhead entrance.
After receiving notification from the Honolulu Fire Department at 11:11 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Honolulu command center watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and directed the launch of a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Honolulu and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point.
The crew of fast response cutter USCGC Oliver Berry (WPC 1124) is also slated to join the search.
Involved in the search:
- Coast Guard Sector Honolulu
- Coast Guard Station Honolulu
- Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point
- USCGC Oliver Berry (WPC 1124)
- Honolulu Fire Department
- Honolulu Police Department
- Honolulu Ocean Safety Department
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.