HomeMy WebLinkAbout20210629KFDDEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: June 29, 2021
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
29KAUA‘I FIRE DEPARTMENT
STEVEN R. GOBLE, CHIEF
(808) 241-4980
Hiker rescued in Wailua on Tuesday
WAILUA – First responders rescued a 35-year-old female on the Sleeping Giant Trail on Tuesday.
According to a preliminary report, first responders received a call from Kaua‘i Police Department
Dispatch at approximately 10:20 a.m. of a 35-year-old hiker who slipped and fell 30 feet off the Sleeping
Giant Trail in Wailua.
Crews with the Kapa‘a fire station, Engine 2, Truck 2, Rescue 3, Air 1, and the on-duty Battalion
Chief responded to the incident.
At 10:30 a.m., firefighters arrived on scene and made contact with the hiker’s father via cell.
About 1 mile into the trail, two firefighters from Truck 2 located the hiker with her father and brother.
The hiker displayed signs of a concussion after slipping and falling off the trail onto a ledge.
At 11:20 a.m., Rescue 3 aboard Air 1 located the party, retrieved the hiker off the ledge and
transported her to a landing zone in Wailua House lots.
The hiker was treated by personnel with the American Medical Response and later transported
to a local hospital.
The scene was cleared at 11:40 a.m.
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