Search underway for missing fisherman

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The Coast Guard and Hawaii County Fire Department are searching for a 65-year-old man who fell overboard early Wednesday morning in waters near Pohoiki Bay.

The Coast Guard and Hawaii County Fire Department are searching for a 65-year-old man who fell overboard early Wednesday morning in waters near Pohoiki Bay.

The man was returning to the Pohoiki boat ramp when a swell apparently knocked him overboard at around 1 a.m., according to the Coast Guard.

Another man on the boat reported the incident.

The Coast Guard plans to continue the search for 2.5 days.