MEDIA RELEASE

Police are asking for the public’s help in providing any information about a body found floating near Hilo Bay on Sunday morning.

A fisherman reported finding the body floating near the break wall just outside Hilo Bay shortly before 11 a.m. Fire Department personnel airlifted the body to the Hilo pier. The body appears to be that of a Caucasian female between 35 and 45 years old.

Police ask anyone with information about this case call Detective Reed Mahuna at 961-2384 or the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 or 329-8181.