Snorkeler hospitalized after going missing off Oahu’s North Shore

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Large waves separated a group of snorkelers off Oahu’s North Shore Monday afternoon and left one man hospitalized in critical condition.
First responders with HFD, Ocean Safety and EMS responded to the Three Tables Beach after receiving a call of three snorkelers in distress around 3:30 p.m.
Two of them, a man and woman, were found shortly after rescue crews arrived on scene.
Meanwhile, lifeguards searched in the water and from the air to find the third snorkeler, a 29-year-old man. He was found about an hour later.
First responders gave him CPR and advanced life support before rushing him to to the hospital in critical condition.
The other two snorkelers suffered lacerations but did not require hospitalization.
Ocean Safety said warning signs have been posted at the beach.
The surf was said to be 6 to 10 feet, and building, at the time of the rescue.
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