HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR112319KFDTHE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
mqa MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
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News Release
For Immediate Release: November 23, 2019
Wailua.
KAUA'I FIRE DEPARTMENT
KILIPAKI VAUGHAN, DEPUTY CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-4980
Fax (808) 241-6508
Hiker rescued in Wailua on Friday
WAILUA — Firefighters responded to a report of a missing hiker on Friday morning in
Firefighters were notified at approximately 7:50 a.m. of a missing Utah hiker in the
Keahua Arboretum.
After gathering an accurate description of the missing hiker's rental car, Rescue 3
aboard Air 1 were dispatched at approximately 9:40 a.m. and spotted the missing hiker's rental
car at the first crossing near Kuamo`o Road in the Keahua Arboretum.
After surveying the area during its first trip, Air 1 then refueled and continued the search
for the missing hiker. At approximately 12 p.m., the hiker was located atop a waterfall on
Powerline Trail.
Rescue 3 aboard Air 1 short -hauled the uninjured hiker to a landing area at the Keahua
Arboretum, escorted the hiker to his rental vehicle, and cleared the scene at approximately 1:30
p.m.