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C O U NT Y O F KAU A‘I
BERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.
Mayor
WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Managing Director
KAUA‘I FIRE DEPARTMENT
News Release
April 23, 2017
ROBERT WESTERMAN, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-4980
Fax (808) 241-6508
Body of missing female hiker found in Wailua
WAILUA – The body of a female hiker who went missing late Saturday afternoon in
Wailua was found early Sunday morning in the stream.
The woman had been attempting to cross the stream along the Ka‘apoko Tunnels Trail
with a group of people when she slipped and fell and was swept away. The woman managed to
grab onto a rock downstream, but when the group hiked to that spot, she was no longer there.
After searching for her proved unsuccessful, the group hiked out and called for help at
approximately 5:35 p.m.
R-3 aboard Air-1 searched for the victim upstream and downstream making several
passes amidst low-lying clouds. Due to dwindling daylight, the search ended for the day at
around 7:35 p.m.
Aerial search operations resumed at 6 a.m. Sunday morning with R-3 following the trail
in Air-1, searching up and down the river.
The body of the missing woman was found at approximately 7:04 a.m. in the Wailua
stream.
The name of the decedent will be released when the next of kin has been notified.