Kauai police report a visitor was found dead in waters off Wailua Beach

Kauai police said a woman identified as a visitor from Washington state was found lifeless in the waters off Wailua Beach early Sunday morning.

Police have classified the case as an unattended death and are investigating.

According to police, first responders were dispatched to Wailua Beach on Kauai’s east side around 5:15 a.m. after reports of an unresponsive swimmer. A fisherman is said to have brought the woman to shore after she was observed motionless in the water.

An autopsy is still pending to determine the woman’s exact cause of death.

According to police, no crime is suspected.