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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
June 19, 2017
ROBERT WESTERMAN, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-4980
Fax (808) 241-6508
Visitor injured in Koke‘e fall
KOKE‘E – A female visitor from Utah was hiking along the Waipo‘o Falls trail in Koke‘e
on Saturday afternoon when she fell and injured her ankle.
The woman had been hiking with her husband and son at approximately 12:30 p.m.
when the incident occurred.
Rescue 3 aboard Air1 responded to the scene, while Truck 7 responded to a nearby
landing zone.
The victim was short hauled to the landing zone by the rescue specialists and then
turned over to Truck 7. The first responders applied a splint to the woman’s ankle, and kept her
as comfortable as possible until Medic 20 arrived.
The victim was then placed on a gurney, loaded into the ambulance, and taken to Kaua‘i
Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waimea.
She was later transferred to Wilcox Hospital in Līhu‘e where she was treated for her
injury.