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Diver dies after being pulled from ocean

A missing diver was pronounced dead after he was found unresponsive in the ocean near Nakalele Point on Sunday morning, officials said.

Responding to the 9:29 a.m. call, ocean safety officers on rescue watercraft located the diver in the water, the Maui Fire Department reported. The 47-year-old Pukalani man was taken to Honokohau Bay and transferred to awaiting medics, according to the Fire Department. Despite lifesaving efforts, the man was pronounced dead at the scene, the Fire Department said.

Police identified the diver as Kalani Tancayo.

Tancayo had been diving and spearfishing in light winds and relatively calm seas, the Fire Department reported.

Police said an autopsy has been scheduled.

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