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     *  Hawaii County HI Archives Obituaries     *
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NAME:  Frenz M. Wuerzinger
DATE OF OBIT:  12 Jun 1967
DEATH/PLACE:  Kohala
PROFESSION:  retail service manager for Volkswagen in Honolulu
OTHER INFORMATION:  died swimming to shore following a plane crash in the ocean off Upolu Point; surviving the crash were Fred Wasner, Romy Haefling and Matilda Hilden; crash witnessed by Clive Luhiau who drove to the Upolu Point Loran Station for help; plane was a rented four-seat Cessna which ran out of gas before it could land at Upolu Airport; survivors were treated and released from Kohala Hospital, then flown back to Honolulu in a Coast Guard rescue plane; Wuerzinger's body was transported to Hilo Hospital for an autopsy
EXTRACT SOURCE:  Hawaii Tribune-Herald

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