Hawaii fisherman lost at sea after hooking ‘huge' tuna, going overboard
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (KHON) – A man from Hawaii's Big Island has gone missing after a fishing incident on Sunday morning. Mark Knittle, 63, was fish...
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (KHON) – A man from Hawaii's Big Island has gone missing after a fishing incident on Sunday morning. Mark Knittle, 63, was fishing with a friend on a boat off Hōnaunau, in Hawaii County, according to a news release issued by the Hawai'i Police Department. Knittle's friend told police Knittle had hooked an ahi tuna at around 5 a.m., at which point Knittle exclaimed, 'This fish is huge!' before going overboard. Knittle's friend tried, unsuccessfully, to grab the fishing line. He saw Knittle go under, and jumped into the water to try to locate him, 'but could not see him anywhere,' according to the news release.