A 26-year-old Lahaina man died Sunday after he was found near the shoreline at Ka'anapali with a broken neck.

No one saw the accident, but it appears John Sumandl may have suffered the fatal injury from diving into shallow water, according to Capt. Charles Hirata of the Lahaina Patrol District.

An autopsy on Monday also found evidence indicting the man struck his head while in the water.

Sumandl was swimming at Black Rock near the Sheraton Maui when his wife reported losing sight of him, Hirata said.

Paramedics and firefighters tried to revive him after he was discovered by a tourist at 6:54 p.m. He was pronounced dead at 10:46 p.m. at Maui Memorial Medical Center.