Hawaii Island Police are investigating the discovery of a body found in the Orchid Isle Estates subdivision Thursday evening
Hawaii Island police are investigating the discovery of a body found Thursday in the Orchid Isle Estates subdivision of Puna.
At approximately 7:18 p.m., Puna patrol officers responded to a residence on Road 9 for a report of a missing elderly man, according to the Hawaii Police Department. A short time later, officers located the man’s deceased body several hundred yards from the residence.
Detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigation Section responded to the scene and are continuing the investigation, which is currently classified as a Coroner’s Inquest.
An autopsy is scheduled for Friday to determine the exact cause of death. The victim’s name is being withheld pending notification to the next of kin.
Police ask anyone who may have been in the area of Road 9 and may have additional information about this incident is asked to call Detective Todd Pataray at (808) 961-2382 or email todd.pataray@hawaiicounty.gov.
