Posted at 10:56 a.m., Friday, February 17, 2006
Two drowning victims identified
Advertiser Staff
The Honolulu Department of the Medical Examiner has identified two O'ahu men who drowned in separate incidents at Lake Wilson and Makapu'u.A 45-year-old man who drowned Wednesday at Makapu'u was identified as David Albers of Honolulu. Police said Albers was swimming at about 2 p.m. but had difficulty returning to shore. His brother jumped in and brought Albers back to the beach, but he had stopped breathing.
Paramedics attempted to revive Albers, and he was pronounced dead at Castle Medical Center.
An autopsy determined that Albers died from asphyxia due to drowning.
The same cause of death was listed in the case of Jeffrey Ninmann, 48, of Waipahu, whose body was retrieved Feb. 8 by Fire Department rescue divers from Lake Wilson in Wahiawa.
Ninmann, who was fishing on the lake, apparently fell put of his boat at about 10:40 a.m., and his body was recovered at about 12:20 p.m. in waters 40 feet to 45 feet deep and about 35 yards from shore.
