"On Oct. 6, 61-year-old Todd Wilt was swimming at Anini Beach Park on the North Shore of Kauai. Around 3 p.m., first responders were sent to the beach following reports of a swimmer in distress, according to a news release from the Kauai Police Department. Wilt was brought to the shore before losing consciousness. Ocean Safety Bureau lifeguards arrived and attempted CPR, and Wilt was taken to Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital. Despite life-saving efforts, he was pronounced dead."
"Anini Beach Park has the "longest and widest fringing reef in the Hawaiian Islands," Due to its protective reef, the 2-mile-long beach is considered one of Kauai's safest beaches during the summer months but can become "incredibly dangerous and life-threatening" during the winter, according to Kauai.com. according to the Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association Kauai. Swimmers who go beyond the reef may be exposed to the beach's unseen, deeper rip currents, which may take them farther out to sea. No lifeguards are on duty."
On Oct. 6, 61-year-old Todd Wilt was swimming at Anini Beach Park on Kauai's North Shore around 3 p.m. First responders were dispatched after reports of a swimmer in distress, and Wilt was brought to shore before losing consciousness. Ocean Safety Bureau lifeguards arrived and attempted CPR; Wilt was taken to Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital and later pronounced dead despite life-saving efforts. An autopsy is pending and police report no foul play suspected. Anini Beach Park features an extensive fringing reef that makes the two-mile beach relatively safe in summer but potentially life-threatening in winter. Swimmers who go beyond the reef risk unseen deeper rip currents that can carry them farther out to sea.
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