Authorities identify 2 visitors who died after being swept into ocean on Oahu’s North Shore

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The Medical Examiner’s Office on Wednesday identified the two visitors who died after being swept into the ocean on Oahu’s North Shore earlier this week.
They are 63-year-old Bryan C. Kunic, of Hollister, Calif. and 72-year-old Laura Sue Jett, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
The incident happened around 8 a.m. Monday at Ke Iki Beach in Pupukea, when high surf swept three people into the water.
Kunic was pronounced dead at the scene. Jett was transported to the hospital in critical condition, but she later died.
A 41-year-old woman was hospitalized in serious condition. She was also visiting from Oklahoma.
Ocean Safety officials said the waves were 6 to 8 feet at the time.
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