Hawaii fisherman missing, went overboard after hooking tuna and telling friend: 'The fish is huge'

Hawaii fisherman missing, went overboard after hooking tuna and telling friend: 'The fish is huge'

Source: Fox News

1/17/2023

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The U.S. Coast Guard and Hawaii County Fire Department are searching for a fisherman who went overboard on Sunday morning after hooking a massive ahi, or tuna, according to officials.

Mark Knittle, 63, was fishing with a friend on a boat about four miles off the coast of Hōnaunau around 5:00 a.m. on Sunday morning.

"The friend heard Knittle say, ‘the fish is huge,’ then saw Knittle go overboard into the water," the Hawaii Police Department said.
Knittle's friend attempted to grab the line and jumped in after him, but the 63-year-old man disappeared from the surface within seconds, according to police.

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