| Office of Public Affairs U.S. Coast Guard |
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| Press Release |
Date: Oct. 2, 2008 |
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Coast Guard, Maui fire department searches for missing jet skier HONOLULU -- Coast Guard and Maui rescue crews are searching for a jet skier who was reported overdue at approximately 7 p.m. Thursday. The jet skier, Gerald Lum, 51, departed Kaiona Beach in Waimanalo at 2 p.m. Thursday on a purple, five-person jet ski en route to Hale O Lono Harbor, which is on the southwest coast of Molokai. He was expected at 5 p.m. Lum is reported to be an experienced jet skier and has made this trip before. He is also reported to be wearing a life jacket. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kiska, a 110-foot patrol boat homeported in Hilo, and an HH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter crew from Air Station Barbers Point here, are assisting the Maui Fire Department with the search. Anyone with information about the missing jet skier should contact Coast Guard Sector Honolulu at 808-842-2600. For more information, please contact Petty Officer 3rd Class Angela Henderson at 808-341-9849. ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790. The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future. |
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