Berkeley Man Dies Snorkeling At Maui Beach

MAUI, HI - Berkeley resident Alexander Tsukerman, 71, died last Saturday while snorkeling in Hawaii.

His body was found floating face-down off the coast of Maluaka Beach, according to police. He was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Tsukerman is one of three East Bay residents to die while snorkeling off Maui in the past two weeks. The other victims were Bryan Beyer, 50, of Oakland and Michael Mellin, 67, of Castro Valley.

The men died in separate incidents, including two who died at the same beach. Beyer and Mellin were both Kamaole Beach Park.

Both of the beaches are on Maui's southwest coast. No watches or warnings have been in place during the impacted time.

— Bay City News contributed to this report; Image via Shutterstock