Off-duty Border Patrol Agent Dies in Hawaii Rescue Attempt
May 21--A vacationing U.S. Border Patrol agent died Sunday attempting to save a woman in distress in a pool at Waimea Falls.
The Medical Examiner's Office has identified the man as Kris Gungon, 31, of Imperial, Calif.
Other people in the area rescued the woman, fire Capt. Gary Lum said.
The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in San Diego said Gungon has been an agent since 2009. He was assigned to the El Centro Patrol Station.
Gungon, his wife and other family members were vacationing in the...
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