Survivor recalls ‘tragic crash’ off Molokai in 2013

APR 17, 2016

After some time, the Coast Guard picked up Fuddy and placed her beside Briley. He feared the worst when he noticed her brown hair, which looked identical to his wife’s.

“I can’t explain it,” he said. “I felt awful for her, but I had this good feeling that my wife was still alive somewhere. It was not an experience I would recommend for anyone.”

Briley said Fuddy appeared to be “expired,” but he believed she was still alive. Some survivors believe she had died while waiting to be rescued.

“It was clear that she was unconscious, but her face was warm, which surprised me,” he said. “I thought about that afterwards: did she drown and could I have done something?”

Maui police have said her death was the result of an irregular heartbeat triggered by stress. Her autopsy determined that death was caused by acute cardiac arrhythmia due to hyperventilation. ….. After some time, the Coast Guard picked up Fuddy and placed her beside Briley. He feared the worst when he noticed her brown hair, which looked identical to his wife’s.

“I can’t explain it,” he said. “I felt awful for her, but I had this good feeling that my wife was still alive somewhere. It was not an experience I would recommend for anyone.”

Briley said Fuddy appeared to be “expired,” but he believed she was still alive. Some survivors believe she had died while waiting to be rescued.

“It was clear that she was unconscious, but her face was warm, which surprised me,” he said. “I thought about that afterwards: did she drown and could I have done something?”

Maui police have said her death was the result of an irregular heartbeat triggered by stress. Her autopsy determined that death was caused by acute cardiac arrhythmia due to hyperventilation.After some time, the Coast Guard picked up Fuddy and placed her beside Briley. He feared the worst when he noticed her brown hair, which looked identical to his wife’s.

“I can’t explain it,” he said. “I felt awful for her, but I had this good feeling that my wife was still alive somewhere. It was not an experience I would recommend for anyone.”

Briley said Fuddy appeared to be “expired,” but he believed she was still alive. Some survivors believe she had died while waiting to be rescued.

“It was clear that she was unconscious, but her face was warm, which surprised me,” he said. “I thought about that afterwards: did she drown and could I have done something?”

Maui police have said her death was the result of an irregular heartbeat triggered by stress. Her autopsy determined that death was caused by acute cardiac arrhythmia due to hyperventilation. http://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2016/04/survivor-recalls-tragic-crash-off-molokai-in-2013/