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Heroic Sailor Dies Saving Children from Drowning
11/27/2025
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Story summary
- Master-at-Arms 1st Class Jeffrey Diaz, a 47-year-old sailor stationed in Hawaii, died after rescuing two children from Waiapua’a Bay surf.
- Diaz jumped into high waves to rescue the children.
- The two children reached shore safely.
- The Kaua’i Police Department said an autopsy will determine the cause of death and noted no foul play.
- Capt. Robert Prince of the Pacific Missile Range Facility extended condolences.
