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Body found in waterfall after reports of person floating face down, Hawaii officials say

A body was found at the bottom of Rainbow Falls on Saturday, March 26, officials said.
A body was found at the bottom of Rainbow Falls on Saturday, March 26, officials said. Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources

A body was found at the bottom of a Hawaii waterfall, authorities told news outlets.

Hilo firefighters received reports of a person floating face down at the bottom of Rainbow Falls on Saturday, March 26, KHON2 reported.

Police found a body at the bottom of the waterfall just before 2 p.m., according to Hawaii News Now.

The man was identified as Adam David Broom, a 37-year-old from Hilo, the Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported.

No foul play is suspected, but an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, March 29, according to Hawaii News Now.

Rainbow Falls is an 80-foot waterfall known for the rainbow that forms from its mist, according to the Hawaii Division of State Parks.

This story was originally published March 29, 2022 at 7:38 AM with the headline "Body found in waterfall after reports of person floating face down, Hawaii officials say."

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Maddie Capron
Idaho Statesman
Maddie Capron is a McClatchy Real-Time News Reporter focused on the outdoors and wildlife in the western U.S. She graduated from Ohio University and previously worked at CNN, the Idaho Statesman and Ohio Center for Investigative Journalism.
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