Kaua’i firefighters yesterday continued searching for 68-year-old Lillie Beden of Peck, Kan., at Anini Beach, four days after she disappeared from the area. Five firefighters conducted a land and water search, using a Zodiac rubber boat, for the missing woman
Kaua’i firefighters yesterday continued searching for 68-year-old Lillie Beden of Peck, Kan., at Anini Beach, four days after she disappeared from the area.
Five firefighters conducted a land and water search, using a Zodiac rubber boat, for the missing woman for 5 hours yesterday, but reported no sign of her as of 4 p.m. Saturday
Divers had gone into the reef waters earlier in the week, but declined to do so yesterday because of high surf and bad weather, according to a firefighter at the Hanalei fire station.
It is unknown if the search will resume tomorrow.
Because there are no signs the woman drowned, the Kaua’i Police Department has stepped into the case and has begun a missing person’s investigation.
Beden was reported missing by her husband Cecil at 5:51 p.m. Wednesday evening.
He told police his wife was dressed in a one-piece turquoise swimsuit when she walked along the shoreline.
