Police investigating possible drowning

Police are investigating a possible drowning in South Kohala.

At 6:34 p.m. on Dec. 5, officers responded to a report that an unresponsive man had been pulled out of a pool at a private home off South Kaniku Drive. When police arrived, fire department medics were transporting the victim to North Hawaii Community Hospital.

He was pronounced dead Monday at 3:58 p.m.

The victim has been identified as 39-year-old Gavaskar Atyam of Redmond, Wash.

An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death.