A 69-year-old visitor from California is in critical condition after he was pulled from Moloaça Bay on Kaua’i this afternoon.

The man, a resident of San Clemente, Calif., was swimming with a friend about 100 yards offshore when they got into trouble at about 12:30 p.m. The men attempted to swim to shore, but the current was “very strong,” Kaua’i County officials said.
The older man, 73, made it back and a bystander jumped in and attempted to help the other man, but was unsuccessful. Hanalei firefighters brought the man to shore and began CPR.
The victim was taken to Wilcox Hospital where he was listed in critical condition.