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Man Killed by Falling Mast on Boat

Tuesday, March 27, 2007 11:06:52 PM
By BRIAN CHARLTON

In this undated photo provided by the Pulfer family, Hal W. Pulfer, 48, of Highland Park, Ill., is shown. The Coast Guard searched Monday, March 26, 2007, for a sunken whale-watching catamaran whose mast broke off near Maui, Hawaii, killing  Hal W. Pulfer and requiring the rescue of at least 50 other tourists.  Pulfer was visiting Maui with his wife and three children, Maui County information officer Mahina Martin said.  (AP Photo/Pulfer Family, Karen Pulfer Focht )  HONOLULU (AP) - A man who was killed when the mast broke on a whale-watching catamaran, sinking the boat, died of blunt trauma to the head, an autopsy found Tuesday.

Authorities were still investigating what caused the Kiele V's mast to fall Sunday on Hal Pulfer, 48, of Highland Park, Ill.

The catamaran was nearly two miles off Maui in rough, 6-foot waves at the time, the Coast Guard said. Winds were 20 to 30 mph.


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