Crime & Safety

Man Who Died Saturday Onboard Fishing Boat Identified

Medical personnel responded and pronounced the man dead on the boat.

An Oakland man who on a boat off Half Moon Bay on Saturday has been identified as 38-year-old Michael Iwaihara, according to the San Mateo County corner's office.

The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a call that a man aboard a 26-foot boat was suffering from a heart attack at about 8:40 a.m., Coast Guard Petty Officer Roy Olson said.

Medical personnel responded and pronounced Iwaihara dead on the boat, Olson said.

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There were three other passengers onboard.

The death remains under investigation.

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