Stolen ashes of baby found on Oahu beach

Ashes of an infant kept in an urn that was stolen during a Hawaii burglary have been recovered.

KHON-TV reports the cremated remains of Leimomi Kahele's five-day-old son, who died in 2004, were found Thursday on a beach about 20 miles from the family's home.

Beachgoer Tupu Wheeler tells the station she spotted the ashes, a photo album and some other items placed neatly on a rock ledge.

Wheeler says she later looked online and discovered that a story about an infant's ashes being stolen from a Waialua home had been on the news.

Kahele says she's feels like "a weight has been lifted off of me" now that she has her son's ashes back.

The ashes and a ceramic urn were among several items stolen when Kahele's home was burglarized and ransacked Wednesday. The urn remains missing.

Police are still investigating.

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