Man apparently drowns at Waikoloa Beach Resort

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A Chinese national apparently drowned today at a Waikoloa Beach Resort.

South Kohala police officers responded to a 12:36 p.m. report of a possible drowning at a resort on the 69-400 block of Waikoloa Beach Drive and found a man unconscious on the shore with medics attempting cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The medics were unable to revive him. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:30 p.m., according to the Hawaii Police Department.

He has been identified as 44-year-old Cong Guo of Shanghai, police said.

An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death.