Mark Strickert 50 of Austin Texas died in 2014 when he was unable to return to the tour boat owner and captain Charley Neals snorkel and dive boat during a fast-moving storm over their location at Molokini Crater.

Snorkeling maui death. Prior to this December 2020 fatality officially the last death from a shark attack in Hawaii was in May 2019 on Maui. Night Snorkeling tour Maui come swim with manta rays lobsters octopus and much more. Bryan Beyer a 50-year-old Oakland resident died Jan.

The reef really does come alive at night. When to go snorkeling Maui. Nine people have drowned near Maui Hawaii since Jan.

Recent Death In Maui. 14 Maui waters have seen nine snorkeling or scuba diving deaths including the recent drownings of a 52-year-old man from Saint Paul Minn. More on why its unofficial in a bit.

County of Maui Ocean Safeway personnel transported a lifeguard to the catamaran as the vessel routed to Honokahau Bay where Maui County Fire Department personnel and medics were waiting. HONOLULU CN A signed liability waiver doesnt necessarily bar a woman from suing for negligence after her husband died on a Maui snorkeling excursion a federal judge ruled. At about 955 am.

The Hawaii Health Department reports an increase in snorkel related deaths from 16 in 2014 to 31 in 2018. The summer from May to October is the warmest driest and sunniest season with an average of 80F265C and maximum temperatures of 85F295C. From shore at Honokowai Point in Maui.

The man was apparently swimming and snorkeling before falling unresponsive. Five of those nine men were snorkeling which is nearly one-third of the deaths authorities expect to encounter over a full year. This incident is terribly sad and the heart of every employee of The Snorkel Store and our community in Maui and on the mainland goes out to this mans family and friends.