3 East Bay Men Die Snorkeling At Maui Beaches

MAUI, HI - Tropical vacations have ended in tragedy for three East Bay families.

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.

The other victims were Bryan Beyer, 50, of Oakland and Michael Mellin, 67, of Castro Valley. They died two days apart at the same beach, 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.

All three men drowned.

— Bay City News contributed to this report; Image via Renee Schiavone, Patch