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Posted at 2:46 p.m., Monday, July 10, 2006

Man pulled from Kewalo Basin dies

Advertiser Staff

A man who was pulled from the water outside of Kewalo Basin today by an off-duty firefighter died at Straub Clinic & Hospital, according to city Department of Emergency Services spokesman Bryan Cheplic.

Police said a witness saw the man fishing near the beach and knocked into the water by a wave.

The case is being classified as an unattended death pending an autopsy.