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Alberta man drowns off Hawaiian coast

Police in Hawaii say a Canadian man apparently drowned off the west coast of the Big Island.

Police in Hawaii say a Canadian man apparently drowned off the west coast of the Big Island.

Police say 59-year-old William Savage of Okotoks, was part of a scuba diving tour off Kailua-Kona when a large surge reportedly knocked him off some rocks into the water Wednesday.

Tour members pulled him onto the boat and began CPR.

An autopsy will determine a cause of death.