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KAUAI, Hawaii — Tonya Cataldo, 38, of Parker and her sister-in-law Heather Westphal, 33, of Washington, D.C., drowned Sunday off the Hawaiian island of Kauai when a large wave pulled them into the sea.
The women were strolling along Queen’s Bath in Princeville when a large wave knocked Westphal off her feet and onto the rocks, according to Clayton Arinaga, assistant Kauai police chief for patrol services.
Cataldo tried to help her up, but a second large wave swept both women into the water, Arinaga said.
Westphal’s husband, Jason, swam toward them, but the current was too difficult and he returned to shore, authorities said.
