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Hawaii Marine dies after boat capsizes

A Marine died early Saturday morning after the boat he was in capsized near the Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii, a base spokesman confirmed.

According to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, the 17-foot boat overturned with three men onboard near the north side of the base at around 2:15 a.m.

Two of the men were able to swim back to shore and notify the authorities, the paper reported.

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A Marine died early Saturday morning after the boat he was in capsized near the Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii, a base spokesman confirmed.

According to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, the 17-foot boat overturned with three men onboard near the north side of the base at around 2:15 a.m.

Two of the men were able to swim back to shore and notify the authorities, the paper reported.

The man was found unconscious under 30 feet of water around 8:25 a.m., the Star-Advertiser reported. Fire officials said he wasn’t breathing and didn’t have a pulse.

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