Hawaii tourist charged with attempted murder, accused of stabbing veteran boat captain on snorkel tour

A Kansas antheral allegedly tried to termination his vessel skipper mid-snorkel circuit successful Hawaii, constabulary say.

Hawai‘i Island constabulary said that 21-year-old Avery Nissen of Overland Park, Kansas allegedly stabbed a 62-year-old antheral vessel skipper connected Thursday during a three-hour snorkel tour. Nissen was charged with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree battle and second-degree assault.

According to KHNL, the injured vessel skipper was identified arsenic Stanley Lurbiecki, who is simply a seasoned successful the boating industry. Police said the 62-year-old antheral received galore stab wounds to the caput and hands, arsenic good arsenic a stab coiled to the little abdomen. The antheral was transported to a section infirmary wherever he's successful unchangeable condition.

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Police accidental 21-year-old Avery Nissen was charged with attempted murder. (Hawai‘i Island police)

Police said officers responded to the incidental astatine 3:21 p.m. connected Thursday astatine the Honokōhau Harbor successful Kailua-Kona.

Officials said different passengers onboard the vessel restrained Nissen aft helium allegedly began attacking the antheral with a filet knife. Police said a motive for the alleged onslaught isn't known.

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The tiny vessel marina and harbor astatine Honokohau is viewed connected Dec. 16, 2016, successful this aerial photograph taken implicit Kailua Bay, Hawaii. Hawaii, the largest of each the Hawaiian Islands astatine 4,000 quadrate miles, features progressive volcanoes, ample cattle ranches, antithetic flora and fauna, waterfalls, rainforests, and occasionally, snowcapped mountains. (George Rose/Getty Images)

According to the report, the incidental happened connected a catamaran owned by Hawaii Nautical, a vessel circuit company.

Mark Towill, proprietor and president of Hawaii Nautical, told the outlet that, "Stan is stable, he’s recovering. He’s a existent leader and a fighter."

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People kayak adjacent Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. (Prisma Bildagentur/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

"I’m conscionable incredibly grateful that our squad is harmless and that the concern ended the mode it did," Towill said. "I’ve ne'er heard of thing similar this happening successful this manufacture before, and conscionable truly grateful to each of our squad for the mode that they reacted, the professionalism that was demonstrated."

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Bail for Nissen was acceptable astatine $1.57 million, and he's expected successful tribunal connected Monday afternoon.