Ocean Hitchhiker of Kauai

DEBUNKED

Apparently Kai was disingenuous when relating this story to me.  It appears there was a female onboard during this fishing trip.  The woman in the picture is an avid diver named Kiley, who was climbing onto the boat when this shot was taken.  She was contacted and she confirmed her identity in the photograph. 

This is the "story"that was originally related to me, and which I fell for, "hook, line and sinker".........
A couple of months ago, a young fisherman from Kauai named Kai Kimura, went on a fishing expedition with his brother and 4 other guys.  It was a four day fishing trip that took them to the channel between the islands of Kauai and Niihau.  When Kai began reviewing his photographs from this trip, he came across a “cool sunset pic.”  Upon closer inspection he realized he captured more than just a gorgeous sunset. 

I am so thrilled that Kai graciously allowed me to post this amazing photograph. If you look towards the bottom of the picture, you can make out a round, shadowy object.  If you zoom in closer you’ll see that the object at the end of the boat is actually the image of an Asian looking woman who is hanging onto the back of the craft.  She appears to be “sitting on the swim step on the back of the boat."  Kai found it particularly “disturbing” because it seemed as though this girl was watching him as he took the picture.

This is the original photograph of Kai's "sunset."

This is a lightened version of the original photograph.

Finally, this is a close-up of the mysterious ocean hitchhiker.  It appears this woman has some visible injuries to her right eye and her nose appears to be bleeding. I tried researching online to see if she resembled anyone who was reported missing or had died in the water where this photograph was taken, but was not successful in finding anything.

Though there are many Photoshopped fakes out there, but I believe this is an authentic, unaltered photograph taken by an unpretentious boy who genuinely believed he was just taking a scenic shot of a beautiful sunset.  I’m sure this experience has forever changed Kai Kimura’s perception of the world, and he now knows that you can sometimes catch more than just fish when you’re out fishing.