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Posted: Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 9:24 AM HST

Utah woman victim of apparent drowning

By Ken Hupp - 67AM KPUA News

Police are investigating the apparent Friday night drowning of a Utah visitor in waters off Keahole Point in the Kona District. Police and Fire units summoned to the scene around 8:00 p.m. said 62-year old Carol Anne Perry of West Valley City, Utah had been night diving when she experienced difficulty swimming and was helped back to the boat where CPR efforts began. Emergency Medical Services personnel took Perry to Kona Community Hospital, where she was pronounced dead shortly before 9:00 p.m. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death