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Hawaii Police Department
Thursday October 15th, 2015 :: 09:26 a.m. HST

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10-15-15 Swimmer died from medical condition (update)

Hawaiʻi Police Department
Criminal Investigations Section, Area II
Lieutenant Gerald Wike
Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266
Report No. C15030060


Media Release (update)

An autopsy conducted Monday (October 12) has determined that a man found floating Sunday (October 11) in waters at Anaehoʻomalu Bay in Waikoloa died from a medical condition while swimming.

He was identified through fingerprints as 49-year-old Jurgen Essig of Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany.

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Hawaii Police Department
349 Kapiolani St
Hilo, HI 96720

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