HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR010619KFDTHE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
mqa MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
C OF
News Release
For Immediate Release: January 6, 2019
KAUA`I FIRE DEPARTMENT
KILIPAKI VAUGHAN, DEPUTY CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-4980
Fax (808) 241-6508
Hiker rescued from Koke`e on Saturday
KOKE`E — Firefighters rescued a stranded hiker from Koke`e on Saturday morning.
On Friday, at approximately 9:30 p.m., dispatch received a call from a hiker from
Washington who became stranded on Haele`ele Ridge in Koke`e and ran out of water. Hiker
was advised to remain in place and call dispatch in the morning, so firefighters could form a plan
of rescue.
Hiker called dispatch at approximately 6:40 a.m. on Saturday, and firefighters from
Waimea Fire Station was en route to Koke`e shortly after 7:20 a.m.
At approximately 8:50 a.m., firefighters assessed that the road to get to the hiker was
inaccessible due to the deep potholes and slick conditions. Air 1 was then deployed.
At approximately 9:30 a.m., four personnel aboard Air 1 located the stranded hiker and
transported him to awaiting medics at the end of Kaumuali`i Highway in Mama. The hiker refused
medical treatment, and was given water by awaiting medics.