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Posted: Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 9:04 AM HST

Autopsy confirms diver died of drowning

By Associated Press

HONOLULU (AP) — An autopsy on a body found in Yokohama Bay has confirmed that a 67-year-old man died of drowning. According to Tuesday's Honolulu Star-Advertiser, the Honolulu Medical Examiner's Office says Robert Tamashiro of Mililani died Sunday of drowning while free-diving near Waianae. His body was found in an underwater cave by a fire rescue diver.