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Posted: Tuesday, March 23rd, 2004 10:21 AM HST

Body found off Waipio Beach

By 67AM KPUA News

(Honokaa-KPUA) -- A body believed to be that of a 24-year-old man who was reported missing Saturday was found in the ocean Monday near Waipio Valley. The missing man, a 24-year-old South Korean national who was a student at the University of the Nations in Kona, was reportedly wading in waist-high water when he was hit by a wave and pulled under. Searches on Saturday and Sunday with a helicopter and ground crews proved fruitless. (Copyright 2004 by KPUA.net/New West Broadcasting. All rights reserved.)