Updated at 12:03 p.m., Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Oregon man dies helping others in rip tide off Maui
Advertiser Staff
WAILEA, Maui — A 29-year-old Oregon man drowned yesterday while trying to save four swimmers who had become trapped in a rip tide at Polo Beach.Police said the swimmers made it to safety with the help of two unidentified Maui men, but would-be rescuer Kuan Phou drowned. The incident happened around 2 p.m.
Signs warning of the rip tide were posted at the Wailea beach, police said.
