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Autopsies determine bodies are those of missing fishermen

LIHUE, Hawaii – Autopsies have determined that two bodies discovered off the coast of Kauai in Hawaii are those of fishermen who went missing over the Fourth of July weekend.

The Kauai Police Department said Tuesday the bodies found Friday are those of Derek Keone Tomas of Pearl City and Jenson Toshio Wah Bunn Loo of Mililani.

The body Clint Oshima of Honolulu, another fisherman with the group, hasn’t been found.

The men left Haleiwa’s harbour on Oahu’s North Shore early July 3 and were expected to return later in the day.

Rescue crews found their overturned 20-foot vessel about 25 miles off Haleiwa.

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