Boyfriend of drowning victim claims inadequate response by police, fire

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Boyfriend of drowning victim claims inadequate response by police, fire

HILO, Hawai‘i — The boyfriend of a 29-year-old Kea‘au woman, who drowned early Sunday morning after slipping and falling into the ocean off a sea cliff in Hawaiian Paradise Park (HPP), alleges she died because of an inadequate response by police and fire rescuers. Dylan Gapp, a 31-year-old HPP man, identified his girlfriend as Kala‘i Reyes and said she has two young daughters. “This could’ve been avoided. She should be here right now,” Gapp told…